diff --git a/labconnect/__init__.py b/labconnect/__init__.py
index f1e980a0..969728d5 100644
--- a/labconnect/__init__.py
+++ b/labconnect/__init__.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ def initialize_extensions(app) -> None:
     # Since the application instance is now created, pass it to each Flask
     # extension instance to bind it to the Flask application instance (app)
     db.init_app(app)
+    db.create_all()
     migrate.init_app(app, db)
     jwt.init_app(app)
     app.json = OrJSONProvider(app)
diff --git a/labconnect/models.py b/labconnect/models.py
index f5238c48..415df081 100644
--- a/labconnect/models.py
+++ b/labconnect/models.py
@@ -390,4 +390,3 @@ class RecommendsClassYears(db.Model):
     )
     year = db.relationship("ClassYears", back_populates="opportunities")
 
-db.create_all()
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