diff --git a/docker-startup.sh b/docker-startup.sh
index 673e48fb8e1ab27e756730015b07d928b62b0c30..64f3486abec2736ba71882361e2f38617b459e60 100755
--- a/docker-startup.sh
+++ b/docker-startup.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 RUN_MODE=${RUN_MODE:-uwsgi}
 HTTP_PORT=${HTTP_PORT:-8000}
+DEPLOY_IN_K8S:${DEPLOY_IN_K8S:-false}
 
 if [[ -z $ALEKSIS_secret_key ]]; then
     if [[ ! -e /var/lib/aleksis/secret_key ]]; then
@@ -23,19 +24,25 @@ aleksis-admin collectstatic --no-input --clear
 
 case "$RUN_MODE" in
     uwsgi)
-	aleksis-admin migrate
-	aleksis-admin createinitialrevisions
+	if [[ ! $DEPLOY_IN_K8S ]]; then
+		aleksis-admin migrate
+		aleksis-admin createinitialrevisions
+	fi
 	aleksis-admin compilescss
 	aleksis-admin collectstatic --no-input --clear
 	exec aleksis-admin runuwsgi -- --http-socket=:$HTTP_PORT
         ;;
     celery-worker)
-	aleksis-admin migrate
-	aleksis-admin createinitialrevisions
+    	if [[ ! $DEPLOY_IN_K8S ]]; then
+		aleksis-admin migrate
+		aleksis-admin createinitialrevisions
+	fi
 	exec celery -A aleksis.core worker
 	;;
     celery-beat)
-	aleksis-admin migrate
+    	if [[ ! $DEPLOY_IN_K8S ]]; then
+		aleksis-admin migrate
+	fi
 	exec celery -A aleksis.core beat
 	;;
     *)