diff --git a/post_deploy.sh b/post_deploy.sh
index 3054edf..dc52eed 100644
--- a/post_deploy.sh
+++ b/post_deploy.sh
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@
 # Create data dir if it doesn't exist
 mkdir -p /data
 
-# update application cache
-php artisan optimize
-
-# perform DB migrations
+# perform setup
 if [[ ! -f ./database/database.sqlite ]]; then
     echo "No link to database. Linking database."
     ln -s /data/database.sqlite ./database/database.sqlite
@@ -28,6 +25,10 @@ if [[ ! -f /data/.env ]]; then
    php artisan key:generate --force
 fi
 
+# update application cache
+php artisan optimize
+
+# perform db migrations
 php artisan migrate
 
 # own the data folder to www-data