diff --git a/dev/build/celery-start.sh b/dev/build/celery-start.sh
index d0dda4b237..f6284e84db 100644
--- a/dev/build/celery-start.sh
+++ b/dev/build/celery-start.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/bash -e
 #
 # Run a celery worker
 #
 echo "Running Datatracker checks..."
 ./ietf/manage.py check
 
-if ! ietf/manage.py migrate --skip-checks --check ; then
+if ! ietf/manage.py migrate --check ; then
     echo "Unapplied migrations found, waiting to start..."
     sleep 5
-    while ! ietf/manage.py migrate --skip-checks --check ; do
+    while ! ietf/manage.py migrate --check ; do
         echo "... still waiting for migrations..."
         sleep 5
     done
diff --git a/dev/build/datatracker-start.sh b/dev/build/datatracker-start.sh
index 85017dc548..5eb99c4745 100644
--- a/dev/build/datatracker-start.sh
+++ b/dev/build/datatracker-start.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/bash -e
 
 echo "Running Datatracker checks..."
 ./ietf/manage.py check
 
-if ! ietf/manage.py migrate --skip-checks --check ; then
+if ! ietf/manage.py migrate --check ; then
     echo "Unapplied migrations found, waiting to start..."
     sleep 5
-    while ! ietf/manage.py migrate --skip-checks --check ; do 
+    while ! ietf/manage.py migrate --check ; do 
         echo "... still waiting for migrations..."
         sleep 5
     done
diff --git a/dev/build/migration-start.sh b/dev/build/migration-start.sh
index d3505f3b20..211638aec6 100644
--- a/dev/build/migration-start.sh
+++ b/dev/build/migration-start.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/bash -e
 
 echo "Running Datatracker migrations..."
-./ietf/manage.py migrate --skip-checks --settings=settings_local
+./ietf/manage.py migrate --settings=settings_local
 
 echo "Done!"