diff --git a/cmd/migrate.go b/cmd/migrate.go
index 9e53402..12a5d95 100644
--- a/cmd/migrate.go
+++ b/cmd/migrate.go
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ func init() {
 func migrate(listOnly bool) {
 	db := openDb()
 
-	core.InitDatabase(db)
+	err := core.InitDatabase(db)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("error: failed to init database: %v", err)
+	}
 	if listOnly {
 		pending, err := core.GetPendingMigrations(db)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -43,6 +46,9 @@ func migrate(listOnly bool) {
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
-		core.MigrateDatabase(db)
+		err = core.MigrateDatabase(db)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("error: failed to migrate database: %v", err)
+		}
 	}
 }