diff --git a/inc/init.php b/inc/init.php
index b78dc34..70e1e81 100644
--- a/inc/init.php
+++ b/inc/init.php
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ add_action( 'user_register', function( $user_id ) {
 } );
 
 add_action( 'pterotype_init', function() {
-    \migrations\run_migrations();
     \actors\initialize_user_actors();
 } );
+
+add_action( 'pterotype_load', function() {
+    \migrations\run_migrations();
+} );
 ?>
diff --git a/pterotype.php b/pterotype.php
index b0b9e87..93a10f1 100644
--- a/pterotype.php
+++ b/pterotype.php
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ require_once plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) . 'inc/init.php';
 define( 'PTEROTYPE_VERSION', '0.0.1' );
 
 function pterotype_init() {
-    update_option( 'pterotype_version', PTEROTYPE_VERSION );
     do_action( 'pterotype_init' );
 }
 
+do_action( 'pterotype_load' );
+
 register_activation_hook( __FILE__, 'pterotype_init');
 ?>