diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 43fe3c3..d61f574 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ data/dbadmin/*
 data/pgadmin/*
 !data/pgadmin/.placeholder
 
+# ignore forest volumes
+data/forest/migrations/*
+!data/forest/migrations/.placeholder
+
 # ignore osmtile postgresql volume
 data/osmtile/*
 !data/osmtile/.placeholder
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index cd3c363..61d7b60 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ services:
       - "db"
     build: ./src/forest
     image: forest:latest
+    volumes:
+      - "./data/forest/migrations:/app/migrations"
     ports:
       - 5000:5000
     env_file:
diff --git a/src/forest/manage.py b/src/forest/manage.py
index ffaf0f2..b6d2e94 100644
--- a/src/forest/manage.py
+++ b/src/forest/manage.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 import os
 
 from flask.cli import FlaskGroup
-from forest import app, db
-from forest.models import User
+from app import app, db
+from models import User
 
 from flask_migrate import Migrate