diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 3d3b3fd04..a08d56c35 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@
     "WASP_TELEMETRY_CONTEXT": "gh-codespaces"
   },
   "postCreateCommand": "curl -sSL https://get.wasp-lang.dev/installer.sh | sh -s",
+  "postStartCommand": "wasp db migrate-dev && wasp start",
   "workspaceFolder": "/workspaces/wasp/examples/tutorials/TodoApp"
 }
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