diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_translations.yaml b/.github/workflows/check_translations.yaml
index 2ce87a8c1d..1849cb63ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_translations.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_translations.yaml
@@ -46,4 +46,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python ./.github/scripts/check_source_strings.py --frontend --backend
       - name: Check Migration Files
-        run: python3 .github/scripts/check_migration_files.py
+        run: |
+          invoke migrate --detect
+          python3 .github/scripts/check_migration_files.py
diff --git a/.github/workflows/qc_checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/qc_checks.yaml
index e3fe43fbde..5f33ac649d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qc_checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qc_checks.yaml
@@ -405,7 +405,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test Translations
         run: invoke dev.translate
       - name: Check Migration Files
-        run: python3 .github/scripts/check_migration_files.py
+        run: |
+          invoke migrate --detect
+          python3 .github/scripts/check_migration_files.py
       - name: Coverage Tests
         run: invoke dev.test --check --coverage --translations
       - name: Upload raw coverage to artifacts
diff --git a/tasks.py b/tasks.py
index 388c43c192..2a565b2959 100644
--- a/tasks.py
+++ b/tasks.py
@@ -1070,10 +1070,13 @@ def listbackups(c):
     },
 )
 @state_logger
-def migrate(c, detect: bool = True, verbose: bool = False):
-    """Performs database migrations.
+def migrate(c, detect: bool = False, verbose: bool = False):
+    """Performs database migrations. This is a critical step if the database schema have been altered.
 
-    This is a critical step if the database schema have been altered!
+    Arguments:
+        c: Command line context.
+        detect: Whether to detect and create new migrations based on changes to models. Default is False.
+        verbose: Whether to print verbose output from migration commands. Default is False.
     """
     info('Running InvenTree database migrations...')