diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index ba97cb5..82f29ee 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from flask.typing import ResponseReturnValue
 from werkzeug.middleware.dispatcher import DispatcherMiddleware
 from prometheus_client import make_wsgi_app, REGISTRY
 import yaml
+import sys
 
 from app.extensions import db
 from app.extensions import migrate
@@ -26,11 +27,13 @@ bootstrap.init_app(app)
 app.register_blueprint(portal, url_prefix="/portal")
 app.register_blueprint(tfstate, url_prefix="/tfstate")
 
-from app.metrics import DefinedProxiesCollector, BlockedProxiesCollector, AutomationCollector
 
-REGISTRY.register(DefinedProxiesCollector())
-REGISTRY.register(BlockedProxiesCollector())
-REGISTRY.register(AutomationCollector())
+if sys.argv[1] != "db":
+    from app.metrics import DefinedProxiesCollector, BlockedProxiesCollector, AutomationCollector
+
+    REGISTRY.register(DefinedProxiesCollector())
+    REGISTRY.register(BlockedProxiesCollector())
+    REGISTRY.register(AutomationCollector())
 
 
 @app.route('/')