diff --git a/apps/labrinth/src/background_task.rs b/apps/labrinth/src/background_task.rs
index 9a5150b3c..393635684 100644
--- a/apps/labrinth/src/background_task.rs
+++ b/apps/labrinth/src/background_task.rs
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ pub async fn update_bank_balances(pool: PgPool) -> eyre::Result<()> {
 
 pub async fn run_migrations() -> eyre::Result<()> {
     database::check_for_migrations().await?;
+    crate::clickhouse::run_migrations()
+        .await
+        .wrap_err("failed to run ClickHouse migrations")?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/labrinth/src/clickhouse/mod.rs b/apps/labrinth/src/clickhouse/mod.rs
index d20353d6e..e511bc048 100644
--- a/apps/labrinth/src/clickhouse/mod.rs
+++ b/apps/labrinth/src/clickhouse/mod.rs
@@ -19,29 +19,36 @@ pub async fn init_client() -> clickhouse::error::Result<clickhouse::Client> {
 pub async fn init_client_with_database(
     database: &str,
 ) -> clickhouse::error::Result<clickhouse::Client> {
+    Ok(connect()?.with_database(database))
+}
+
+fn connect() -> clickhouse::error::Result<clickhouse::Client> {
+    let https_connector = HttpsConnectorBuilder::new()
+        .with_native_roots()?
+        .https_or_http()
+        .enable_all_versions()
+        .build();
+    let hyper_client =
+        hyper_util::client::legacy::Client::builder(TokioExecutor::new())
+            .build(https_connector);
+
+    Ok(clickhouse::Client::with_http_client(hyper_client)
+        .with_url(&ENV.CLICKHOUSE_URL)
+        .with_user(&ENV.CLICKHOUSE_USER)
+        .with_password(&ENV.CLICKHOUSE_PASSWORD)
+        .with_validation(false))
+}
+
+pub async fn run_migrations() -> clickhouse::error::Result<()> {
+    run_migrations_on_database(&ENV.CLICKHOUSE_DATABASE).await
+}
+
+pub async fn run_migrations_on_database(
+    database: &str,
+) -> clickhouse::error::Result<()> {
     const MINECRAFT_JAVA_SERVER_PINGS: &str = server_ping::CLICKHOUSE_TABLE;
 
-    let client = {
-        let https_connector = HttpsConnectorBuilder::new()
-            .with_native_roots()?
-            .https_or_http()
-            .enable_all_versions()
-            .build();
-        let hyper_client =
-            hyper_util::client::legacy::Client::builder(TokioExecutor::new())
-                .build(https_connector);
-
-        clickhouse::Client::with_http_client(hyper_client)
-            .with_url(&ENV.CLICKHOUSE_URL)
-            .with_user(&ENV.CLICKHOUSE_USER)
-            .with_password(&ENV.CLICKHOUSE_PASSWORD)
-            .with_validation(false)
-    };
-
-    client
-        .query(&format!("CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS {database}"))
-        .execute()
-        .await?;
+    let client = connect()?;
 
     let clickhouse_replicated = ENV.CLICKHOUSE_REPLICATED;
     let cluster_line = if clickhouse_replicated {
@@ -270,5 +277,5 @@ pub async fn init_client_with_database(
         .execute()
         .await?;
 
-    Ok(client.with_database(database))
+    Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/apps/labrinth/src/main.rs b/apps/labrinth/src/main.rs
index d78834911..b456b77a6 100644
--- a/apps/labrinth/src/main.rs
+++ b/apps/labrinth/src/main.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ async fn app() -> std::io::Result<()> {
         info!("Starting labrinth on {}", &ENV.BIND_ADDR);
 
         if !args.no_migrations {
-            database::check_for_migrations()
+            labrinth::background_task::run_migrations()
                 .await
                 .expect("An error occurred while running migrations.");
         }
diff --git a/apps/labrinth/src/test/mod.rs b/apps/labrinth/src/test/mod.rs
index e81289e48..778439201 100644
--- a/apps/labrinth/src/test/mod.rs
+++ b/apps/labrinth/src/test/mod.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ pub async fn setup(db: &database::TemporaryDatabase) -> LabrinthConfig {
     let search_backend = db.search_backend.clone();
     let file_host: Arc<dyn FileHost> = Arc::new(file_hosting::MockHost::new());
     let file_host = web::Data::<dyn FileHost>::from(file_host);
+    clickhouse::run_migrations().await.unwrap();
     let mut clickhouse = clickhouse::init_client().await.unwrap();
 
     let stripe_client = stripe::Client::new(ENV.STRIPE_API_KEY.clone());