diff --git a/README b/README
index dc9bae43..2cbeafde 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ Important: "use_your_own" is a password and you have to use the same value here
     su pandora
     cd /srv/pandora/pandora
     ./manage.py syncdb --noinput
+    ./manage.py migrate item
+    ./manage.py migrate annotation
     ./manage.py migrate
     ./manage.py sqlfindindex
     ./manage.py sync_itemsort
diff --git a/vm/firstboot.sh b/vm/firstboot.sh
index 5f3572a5..03676f62 100755
--- a/vm/firstboot.sh
+++ b/vm/firstboot.sh
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ MANAGE="sudo -H -u pandora python manage.py"
 
 cd /srv/pandora/pandora
 $MANAGE syncdb --noinput
+$MANAGE migrate item
+$MANAGE migrate annotation
 $MANAGE migrate
 echo "DB_GIN_TRGM = True" >> /srv/pandora/pandora/local_settings.py
 $MANAGE sqlfindindex