diff --git a/.platform.app.yaml b/.platform.app.yaml
index 7fb4b16a9..ed53446c3 100644
--- a/.platform.app.yaml
+++ b/.platform.app.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ hooks:
         set -e
         yarn install
         yarn build
+    deploy: |
+        set -e
+        yarn build-db
 
 # The following block defines a single writable directory, 'web/uploads'
 # The 'source' specifies where the writable mount is. The 'local' source