diff --git a/helmfile/charts/notify-api/templates/deployment.yaml b/helmfile/charts/notify-api/templates/deployment.yaml
index d4990883e..b27fa04fb 100644
--- a/helmfile/charts/notify-api/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helmfile/charts/notify-api/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ spec:
             [
               "sh",
               "-c",
-              "flask db upgrade",
+              "flask db upgrade || echo 'ERROR: database migration failed'",
             ]
       containers:
         - name: {{ .Chart.Name }}