diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml
index 5d15954821..3ee4348f58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml
@@ -97,9 +97,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Backend smoke test
         run: |
-          docker compose up -d api \
-            --wait --wait-timeout 60
-            --exit-code-from api
+          # Migrate db first, so api works
+          docker compose up -d migrations
+
+          # Run without migrations (give exit code 0)
+          docker compose up -d \
+            --no-deps --wait --wait-timeout 60 \
+            central-db central central-proxy s3 api
 
   smoke-test-frontend:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/src/backend/migrate-entrypoint.sh b/src/backend/migrate-entrypoint.sh
index 2491d1084f..19e978f7dc 100644
--- a/src/backend/migrate-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/src/backend/migrate-entrypoint.sh
@@ -206,5 +206,3 @@ pretty_echo "### Script End ###"
 ####################
 ###  Script END  ###
 ####################
-
-exec "$@"