diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 834023395..8cf378908 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     working_directory: ~/normandy
 
     environment:
-        COMPOSE_FILE: ci/docker-compose.yml
+      COMPOSE_FILE: ci/docker-compose.yml
 
     steps:
       - checkout
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ jobs:
           name: Python Tests
           command: docker-compose run web python-tests
 
+      - run:
+          name: Missing migrations
+          command: docker-compose run web migrations-check
+
       - run:
           name: Contract tests
           command: |
diff --git a/bin/run.sh b/bin/run.sh
index ef04ebfee..003631364 100755
--- a/bin/run.sh
+++ b/bin/run.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 set -eo pipefail
 
 usage() {
-  echo "usage: ./bin/run.sh python-tests|js-tests|lint|start"
+  echo "usage: ./bin/run.sh python-tests|js-tests|lint|start|migrations-check"
   exit 1
 }
 
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ case $1 in
     fi
     set -e
     ;;
+  migrations-check)
+    ./manage.py migrate
+    echo "Checking that all migrations have been made"
+    ./manage.py makemigrations --check --no-input --dry-run || (
+      echo "You probably have migrations that need to be created" && exit 1
+    )
+    ;;
   python-tests)
     echo "Running Python tests"
     junit_path=$ARTIFACTS_PATH/test_results/python_tests