diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index d4838ca3..d8b99a0c 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Unreleased
 * Fixed: [Specify a tag when installing capybara_accessible_selectors](https://github.com/thoughtbot/suspenders/issues/1228)
 * Fixed: [Issue 1229: How do we want to handle un-released versions?](https://github.com/thoughtbot/suspenders/issues/1229)
 * Fixed: [Issue 1222: README instructions for running the development server are wrong](https://github.com/thoughtbot/suspenders/issues/1222)
+* Fixed: [#1224](https://github.com/thoughtbot/suspenders/issues/1224)
 
 [linting configuration]: https://github.com/thoughtbot/suspenders/blob/main/FEATURES.md#linting
 
diff --git a/lib/install/web.rb b/lib/install/web.rb
index b071c4d7..1796f474 100644
--- a/lib/install/web.rb
+++ b/lib/install/web.rb
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ def apply_template!
 
       generate "suspenders:install:web"
       rails_command "db:prepare"
+      rails_command "db:migrate"
 
       say "\nCongratulations! You just pulled our suspenders."
     end