diff --git a/compose/django/docker_start.sh b/compose/django/docker_start.sh
index 16637c5b..c4152b8e 100644
--- a/compose/django/docker_start.sh
+++ b/compose/django/docker_start.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,16 @@ set -o nounset
 
 python /app/manage.py collectstatic --no-input --no-post-process
 
-# TODO remove after stabilisation
-python /app/manage.py reset_schema
+
+if [ -z "${IT_RESET_SCHEMA}" ]; then
+    echo "IT_RESET_SCHEMA is not set, skipping schema reset"
+    python /app/manage.py migrate --no-input
+else
+    echo "IT_RESET_SCHEMA is set, resetting schema"
+    python /app/manage.py reset_schema --no-input
+fi
+
+python /app/manage.py collectstatic --no-input --no-post-process
+
 
 /usr/local/bin/gunicorn config.asgi --bind 0.0.0.0:7555 --chdir=/app -k uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker