diff --git a/roles/pvc/tasks/pvc/bootstrap.yml b/roles/pvc/tasks/pvc/bootstrap.yml
index 4dab72b..12c6a08 100644
--- a/roles/pvc/tasks/pvc/bootstrap.yml
+++ b/roles/pvc/tasks/pvc/bootstrap.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
   command: ip address add {{ pvc_upstream_floatingip }}/{{ pvc_upstream_netmask }} dev {{ pvc_upstream_device }}
   ignore_errors: yes
 
+- name: prepare database migrations
+  command: /usr/share/pvc/pvc-api-db-init
+
 - name: start the API daemon
   service:
     name: pvcapid.service
@@ -36,3 +39,9 @@
 - name: remove floating IP address to upstream interface
   command: ip address delete {{ pvc_upstream_floatingip }}/{{ pvc_upstream_netmask }} dev {{ pvc_upstream_device }}
   ignore_errors: yes
+
+- name: collect bootstrapped database migration files into the role
+  fetch:
+    src: /usr/share/pvc/migrations
+    dest: roles/pvc/files/pvc/{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname].group_names[0] }}/
+    flat: no
diff --git a/roles/pvc/tasks/pvc/main.yml b/roles/pvc/tasks/pvc/main.yml
index 6757528..82ba541 100644
--- a/roles/pvc/tasks/pvc/main.yml
+++ b/roles/pvc/tasks/pvc/main.yml
@@ -46,14 +46,15 @@
     - pdns.service
     - dnsmasq.service
 
-- name: prepare Patroni database migrations (on all hosts)
-  command: /usr/share/pvc/pvc-api-db-init
-  when: bootstrap is defined and bootstrap and is_coordinator
-
 - include: pvc/bootstrap.yml
   run_once: yes
   when: bootstrap is defined and bootstrap and is_coordinator
 
+- name: install bootstrap database migrations across all hosts
+  copy:
+    src: pvc/{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname].group_names[0] }}/migrations
+    dest: /usr/share/pvc/
+
 - name: enable daemon services but don't start them
   service:
     name: "{{ item }}"