diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index cb2d58b8..deaea442 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ It will check current settings on common errors and compare configuration with k
 
 Base configuration settings.
 
-* ``include`` - path to directory with configuration files overrides, string, required.
+* ``apply_migrations`` - perform migrations on application start, boolean, optional, default ``yes``. Useful if you are using git version. Note, however, that this option must be changed only if you know what to do and going to handle migrations automatically.
 * ``database`` - path to SQLite database, string, required.
+* ``include`` - path to directory with configuration files overrides, string, required.
 * ``logging`` - path to logging configuration, string, required. Check ``logging.ini`` for reference.
 * ``suppress_http_log_errors`` - suppress http log errors, boolean, optional, default ``no``. If set to ``yes``, any http log errors (e.g. if web server is not available, but http logging is enabled) will be suppressed.
 
diff --git a/package/share/ahriman/settings/ahriman.ini b/package/share/ahriman/settings/ahriman.ini
index b43f5551..56f96743 100644
--- a/package/share/ahriman/settings/ahriman.ini
+++ b/package/share/ahriman/settings/ahriman.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [settings]
 include = ahriman.ini.d
 logging = ahriman.ini.d/logging.ini
+apply_migrations = yes
 database = /var/lib/ahriman/ahriman.db
 suppress_http_log_errors = yes
 
diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/configuration/schema.py b/src/ahriman/core/configuration/schema.py
index 4bbc1bdd..98cb7549 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/core/configuration/schema.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/configuration/schema.py
@@ -30,17 +30,21 @@ CONFIGURATION_SCHEMA: ConfigurationSchema = {
     "settings": {
         "type": "dict",
         "schema": {
-            "include": {
-                "type": "path",
-                "coerce": "absolute_path",
-                "required": True,
-                "path_exists": True,
+            "apply_migrations": {
+                "type": "boolean",
+                "coerce": "boolean",
             },
             "database": {
                 "type": "path",
                 "coerce": "absolute_path",
                 "required": True,
             },
+            "include": {
+                "type": "path",
+                "coerce": "absolute_path",
+                "required": True,
+                "path_exists": True,
+            },
             "logging": {
                 "type": "path",
                 "coerce": "absolute_path",
diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/database/sqlite.py b/src/ahriman/core/database/sqlite.py
index 1bbc8bae..9a668983 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/core/database/sqlite.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/database/sqlite.py
@@ -87,5 +87,6 @@ class SQLite(AuthOperations, BuildOperations, LogsOperations, PackageOperations,
 
         paths = configuration.repository_paths
 
-        self.with_connection(lambda connection: Migrations.migrate(connection, configuration))
+        if configuration.getboolean("settings", "apply_migrations", fallback=True):
+            self.with_connection(lambda connection: Migrations.migrate(connection, configuration))
         paths.chown(self.path)
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/core/database/test_sqlite.py b/tests/ahriman/core/database/test_sqlite.py
index ff72c990..32215dcd 100644
--- a/tests/ahriman/core/database/test_sqlite.py
+++ b/tests/ahriman/core/database/test_sqlite.py
@@ -22,3 +22,14 @@ def test_init(database: SQLite, configuration: Configuration, mocker: MockerFixt
     migrate_schema_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.database.migrations.Migrations.migrate")
     database.init(configuration)
     migrate_schema_mock.assert_called_once_with(pytest.helpers.anyvar(int), configuration)
+
+
+def test_init_skip_migration(database: SQLite, configuration: Configuration, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
+    """
+    must skip migrations if option is set
+    """
+    configuration.set_option("settings", "apply_migrations", "no")
+    migrate_schema_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.database.migrations.Migrations.migrate")
+
+    database.init(configuration)
+    migrate_schema_mock.assert_not_called()