diff --git a/kube/services/wts/wts-deploy.yaml b/kube/services/wts/wts-deploy.yaml
index a3e63f19b..c6c4ffe74 100644
--- a/kube/services/wts/wts-deploy.yaml
+++ b/kube/services/wts/wts-deploy.yaml
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ spec:
           args:
             - "-c"
             - |
-              if hash alembic 2>/dev/null; then
+              if hash alembic 2>/dev/null || poetry run alembic --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
                 echo "Running DB migration"
                 cd /wts
                 # Managing virtual environments via poetry instead of python since the AL base image update, but retaining backwards compatibility