diff --git a/apps/cic-cache/docker/db.sh b/apps/cic-cache/docker/db.sh
index 002cea14..1b389456 100644
--- a/apps/cic-cache/docker/db.sh
+++ b/apps/cic-cache/docker/db.sh
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 
 set -e
 >&2 echo executing database migration
-python scripts/migrate.py -c /usr/local/etc/cic-cache --migrations-dir /usr/local/share/cic-cache/alembic -vv
+python scripts/migrate.py --migrations-dir /usr/local/share/cic-cache/alembic -vv
 set +e