diff --git a/src/database/sqlite/mod.rs b/src/database/sqlite/mod.rs
index ad99ac55..b9108cf7 100644
--- a/src/database/sqlite/mod.rs
+++ b/src/database/sqlite/mod.rs
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ pub struct SqliteDb {
 impl SqliteDb {
     /// Instanciate an SQLite database either from an existing database file or by creating a fresh
     /// one.
+    /// NOTE: don't forget to apply any migration with `maybe_apply_migration` if necessary.
     pub fn new(
         db_path: path::PathBuf,
         fresh_options: Option<FreshDbOptions>,
@@ -155,11 +156,15 @@ impl SqliteDb {
         }
 
         log::info!("Checking if the database needs upgrading.");
-        maybe_apply_migration(&db_path)?;
 
         Ok(SqliteDb { db_path })
     }
 
+    /// If the database version is older than expected, migrate it to the current version.
+    pub fn maybe_apply_migrations(&self) -> Result<(), SqliteDbError> {
+        maybe_apply_migration(&self.db_path)
+    }
+
     /// Get a new connection to the database.
     pub fn connection(&self) -> Result<SqliteConn, SqliteDbError> {
         let conn = rusqlite::Connection::open(&self.db_path)?;
@@ -957,9 +962,13 @@ CREATE TABLE labels (
         // TODO: version check
 
         let db = SqliteDb::new(db_path.clone(), Some(options.clone()), &secp).unwrap();
+        db.sanity_check(bitcoin::Network::Bitcoin, &options.main_descriptor)
+            .unwrap();
+        let db = SqliteDb::new(db_path.clone(), None, &secp).unwrap();
         db.sanity_check(bitcoin::Network::Bitcoin, &options.main_descriptor)
             .unwrap();
         let db = SqliteDb::new(db_path, None, &secp).unwrap();
+        db.maybe_apply_migrations().unwrap();
         db.sanity_check(bitcoin::Network::Bitcoin, &options.main_descriptor)
             .unwrap();
 
@@ -2231,10 +2240,7 @@ CREATE TABLE labels (
         create_fresh_db(&db_path, options, &secp).unwrap();
 
         {
-            // Don't use SqliteDb::new() in order not to apply migration.
-            let db = SqliteDb {
-                db_path: db_path.clone(),
-            };
+            let db = SqliteDb::new(db_path.clone(), None, &secp).unwrap();
             let mut conn = db.connection().unwrap();
             assert!(conn.db_version() == 3);
 
@@ -2423,6 +2429,7 @@ CREATE TABLE labels (
 
         // SqliteDb new is doing the migration.
         let db = SqliteDb::new(db_path, None, &secp).unwrap();
+        db.maybe_apply_migrations().unwrap();
 
         {
             let mut conn = db.connection().unwrap();
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index b82b6424..d0438031 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -196,7 +196,9 @@ fn setup_sqlite(
     } else {
         None
     };
+
     let sqlite = SqliteDb::new(db_path, options, secp)?;
+    sqlite.maybe_apply_migrations()?;
     sqlite.sanity_check(config.bitcoin_config.network, &config.main_descriptor)?;
     log::info!("Database initialized and checked.");