diff --git a/backend/open_webui/config.py b/backend/open_webui/config.py
index c5ac40babd..9851aa37ba 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/config.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/config.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from authlib.integrations.starlette_client import OAuth
 from open_webui.env import (
     DATA_DIR,
     DATABASE_URL,
+    ENABLE_DB_MIGRATIONS,
     ENV,
     REDIS_URL,
     REDIS_KEY_PREFIX,
@@ -67,7 +68,8 @@ def run_migrations():
         log.exception(f"Error running migrations: {e}")
 
 
-run_migrations()
+if ENABLE_DB_MIGRATIONS:
+    run_migrations()
 
 
 class Config(Base):
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/env.py b/backend/open_webui/env.py
index 1e977906c4..a5184aa4d5 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/env.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/env.py
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ VERSION = PACKAGE_DATA["version"]
 DEPLOYMENT_ID = os.environ.get("DEPLOYMENT_ID", "")
 INSTANCE_ID = os.environ.get("INSTANCE_ID", str(uuid4()))
 
+ENABLE_DB_MIGRATIONS = os.environ.get("ENABLE_DB_MIGRATIONS", "True").lower() == "true"
+
 
 # Function to parse each section
 def parse_section(section):
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/internal/db.py b/backend/open_webui/internal/db.py
index a5eecd6605..95571c2435 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/internal/db.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/internal/db.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from open_webui.env import (
     DATABASE_POOL_SIZE,
     DATABASE_POOL_TIMEOUT,
     DATABASE_ENABLE_SQLITE_WAL,
+    ENABLE_DB_MIGRATIONS,
 )
 from peewee_migrate import Router
 from sqlalchemy import Dialect, create_engine, MetaData, event, types
@@ -75,7 +76,8 @@ def handle_peewee_migration(DATABASE_URL):
         assert db.is_closed(), "Database connection is still open."
 
 
-handle_peewee_migration(DATABASE_URL)
+if ENABLE_DB_MIGRATIONS:
+    handle_peewee_migration(DATABASE_URL)
 
 
 SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URL = DATABASE_URL