diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 762c55462..8b010e68a 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ clean-test: ## remove test and coverage artifacts
 	rm -fr .pytest_cache
 
 test: ## run tests quickly with the default Python
-	export DB_URL=sqlite:///dev/data/test.db
-	alembic upgrade head
 	poetry run pytest
 
 format:
@@ -85,4 +83,4 @@ coverage: ## check code coverage quickly with the default Python
 	poetry run pytest
 	coverage report -m
 	coverage html
-	$(BROWSER) htmlcov/index.html
+	$(BROWSER) htmlcov/index.html
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index b922d17d1..9c2bc779a 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -25,16 +25,15 @@ engine = create_engine(
     connect_args={"check_same_thread": False},
 )
 
-# alembic migrations (disabled as migrations happen in `make test`)
-# config = config.Config("alembic.ini")
-# config.set_main_option('sqlalchemy.url', DB_URL)
-# config.attributes['connection'] = engine
-# command.upgrade(config, "head")
+# alembic migrations
+config = config.Config("alembic.ini")
+config.set_main_option('sqlalchemy.url', DB_URL)
+config.attributes['connection'] = engine
+command.upgrade(config, "head")
 
 # test session
 TestSessionLocal = sessionmaker(autocommit=False, autoflush=False, bind=engine)
 
-
 def override_get_db():
     try:
         db = TestSessionLocal()