diff --git a/MyApp/Configure.Auth.cs b/MyApp/Configure.Auth.cs
index 40c29d6..ae482d7 100644
--- a/MyApp/Configure.Auth.cs
+++ b/MyApp/Configure.Auth.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity;
-using ServiceStack;
 using ServiceStack.Auth;
 using MyApp.Data;
-using MyApp.ServiceModel;
 
 [assembly: HostingStartup(typeof(MyApp.ConfigureAuth))]
 
@@ -11,98 +8,10 @@ namespace MyApp;
 public class ConfigureAuth : IHostingStartup
 {
     public void Configure(IWebHostBuilder builder) => builder
-        .ConfigureAppHost(appHost => 
+        .ConfigureAppHost(appHost =>
         {
             appHost.Plugins.Add(new AuthFeature(IdentityAuth.For<ApplicationUser>(options => {
                 options.EnableCredentialsAuth = true;
             })));
-
-            AddSeedUsers(appHost.GetApp()).Wait();
         });
-
-    private async Task AddSeedUsers(IApplicationBuilder app)
-    {
-        var scopeFactory = app.ApplicationServices.GetRequiredService<IServiceScopeFactory>();
-
-        using var scope = scopeFactory.CreateScope();
-        // Ensure EF Migrations has created Identity tables before using them.
-        var dbContext = scope.ServiceProvider.GetService<ApplicationDbContext>();
-        var dbCreated = await dbContext?.Database.EnsureCreatedAsync()!;
-        if (!dbCreated)
-            return;
-        //initializing custom roles 
-        var roleManager = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<RoleManager<IdentityRole>>();
-        var userManager = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<UserManager<ApplicationUser>>();
-        string[] allRoles = [Roles.Admin, Roles.Manager, Roles.Employee];
-
-        void assertResult(IdentityResult result)
-        {
-            if (!result.Succeeded)
-                throw new Exception(result.Errors.First().Description);
-        }
-
-        async Task EnsureUserAsync(ApplicationUser user, string password, string[]? roles = null)
-        {
-            var existingUser = await userManager.FindByEmailAsync(user.Email!);
-            if (existingUser != null) return;
-
-            await userManager!.CreateAsync(user, password);
-            if (roles?.Length > 0)
-            {
-                var newUser = await userManager.FindByEmailAsync(user.Email!);
-                assertResult(await userManager.AddToRolesAsync(user, roles));
-            }
-        }
-
-        foreach (var roleName in allRoles)
-        {
-            var roleExist = await roleManager.RoleExistsAsync(roleName);
-            if (!roleExist)
-            {
-                //create the roles and seed them to the database: Question 1
-                assertResult(await roleManager.CreateAsync(new IdentityRole(roleName)));
-            }
-        }
-
-        await EnsureUserAsync(new ApplicationUser
-        {
-            DisplayName = "Test User",
-            Email = "test@email.com",
-            UserName = "test@email.com",
-            FirstName = "Test",
-            LastName = "User",
-            EmailConfirmed = true,
-        }, "p@55wOrd");
-
-        await EnsureUserAsync(new ApplicationUser
-        {
-            DisplayName = "Test Employee",
-            Email = "employee@email.com",
-            UserName = "employee@email.com",
-            FirstName = "Test",
-            LastName = "Employee",
-            EmailConfirmed = true,
-        }, "p@55wOrd", [Roles.Employee]);
-
-        await EnsureUserAsync(new ApplicationUser
-        {
-            DisplayName = "Test Manager",
-            Email = "manager@email.com",
-            UserName = "manager@email.com",
-            FirstName = "Test",
-            LastName = "Manager",
-            EmailConfirmed = true,
-        }, "p@55wOrd", [Roles.Manager]);
-
-        await EnsureUserAsync(new ApplicationUser
-        {
-            DisplayName = "Admin User",
-            Email = "admin@email.com",
-            UserName = "admin@email.com",
-            FirstName = "Admin",
-            LastName = "User",
-            EmailConfirmed = true,
-        }, "p@55wOrd", allRoles);
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/MyApp/Configure.Db.Migrations.cs b/MyApp/Configure.Db.Migrations.cs
index eda49fc..50db137 100644
--- a/MyApp/Configure.Db.Migrations.cs
+++ b/MyApp/Configure.Db.Migrations.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using MyApp.Data;
 using MyApp.Migrations;
+using MyApp.ServiceModel;
 using ServiceStack;
 using ServiceStack.Data;
 using ServiceStack.OrmLite;
@@ -16,17 +19,107 @@ public void Configure(IWebHostBuilder builder) => builder
             var migrator = new Migrator(appHost.Resolve<IDbConnectionFactory>(), typeof(Migration1000).Assembly);
             AppTasks.Register("migrate", _ =>
             {
-                // Run EF Migrations
+                var log = appHost.GetApplicationServices().GetRequiredService<ILogger<ConfigureDbMigrations>>();
+
+                log.LogInformation("Running EF Migrations...");
                 var scopeFactory = appHost.GetApplicationServices().GetRequiredService<IServiceScopeFactory>();
                 using (var scope = scopeFactory.CreateScope())
                 {
                     using var db = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<ApplicationDbContext>();
-                    db.Database.EnsureCreated();
+                    var dbJustCreated = db.Database.EnsureCreated();
+                    db.Database.Migrate();
+
+                    // Only seed users if DB was just created
+                    if (dbJustCreated)
+                    {
+                        log.LogInformation("Adding Seed Users...");
+                        AddSeedUsers(scope.ServiceProvider).Wait();
+                    }
                 }
-                // Run OrmLite Migrations
+
+                log.LogInformation("Running OrmLite Migrations...");
                 migrator.Run();
             });
             AppTasks.Register("migrate.revert", args => migrator.Revert(args[0]));
             AppTasks.Run();
         });
+
+    private async Task AddSeedUsers(IServiceProvider services)
+    {
+        var scopeFactory = services.GetRequiredService<IServiceScopeFactory>();
+
+        //initializing custom roles 
+        var roleManager = services.GetRequiredService<RoleManager<IdentityRole>>();
+        var userManager = services.GetRequiredService<UserManager<ApplicationUser>>();
+        string[] allRoles = [Roles.Admin, Roles.Manager, Roles.Employee];
+
+        void assertResult(IdentityResult result)
+        {
+            if (!result.Succeeded)
+                throw new Exception(result.Errors.First().Description);
+        }
+
+        async Task EnsureUserAsync(ApplicationUser user, string password, string[]? roles = null)
+        {
+            var existingUser = await userManager.FindByEmailAsync(user.Email!);
+            if (existingUser != null) return;
+
+            await userManager!.CreateAsync(user, password);
+            if (roles?.Length > 0)
+            {
+                var newUser = await userManager.FindByEmailAsync(user.Email!);
+                assertResult(await userManager.AddToRolesAsync(user, roles));
+            }
+        }
+
+        foreach (var roleName in allRoles)
+        {
+            var roleExist = await roleManager.RoleExistsAsync(roleName);
+            if (!roleExist)
+            {
+                //create the roles and seed them to the database: Question 1
+                assertResult(await roleManager.CreateAsync(new IdentityRole(roleName)));
+            }
+        }
+
+        await EnsureUserAsync(new ApplicationUser
+        {
+            DisplayName = "Test User",
+            Email = "test@email.com",
+            UserName = "test@email.com",
+            FirstName = "Test",
+            LastName = "User",
+            EmailConfirmed = true,
+        }, "p@55wOrd");
+
+        await EnsureUserAsync(new ApplicationUser
+        {
+            DisplayName = "Test Employee",
+            Email = "employee@email.com",
+            UserName = "employee@email.com",
+            FirstName = "Test",
+            LastName = "Employee",
+            EmailConfirmed = true,
+        }, "p@55wOrd", [Roles.Employee]);
+
+        await EnsureUserAsync(new ApplicationUser
+        {
+            DisplayName = "Test Manager",
+            Email = "manager@email.com",
+            UserName = "manager@email.com",
+            FirstName = "Test",
+            LastName = "Manager",
+            EmailConfirmed = true,
+        }, "p@55wOrd", [Roles.Manager]);
+
+        await EnsureUserAsync(new ApplicationUser
+        {
+            DisplayName = "Admin User",
+            Email = "admin@email.com",
+            UserName = "admin@email.com",
+            FirstName = "Admin",
+            LastName = "User",
+            EmailConfirmed = true,
+        }, "p@55wOrd", allRoles);
+    }
 }