diff --git a/migrations/versions/278bcfb487d3_add_hot_spare_pool.py b/migrations/versions/278bcfb487d3_add_hot_spare_pool.py
index 00e0575..3de37a8 100644
--- a/migrations/versions/278bcfb487d3_add_hot_spare_pool.py
+++ b/migrations/versions/278bcfb487d3_add_hot_spare_pool.py
@@ -16,18 +16,20 @@ depends_on = None
 
 
 def upgrade():
+    # Add SQL here
     if op.get_context().dialect.name == 'postgresql':
-        random_string = "md5(to_char(NOW(), 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS.US'))"
-        on_conflict = " ON CONFLICT (id) DO NOTHING"
+        sql = text("""INSERT INTO pool VALUES (
+                             -1, 'Hot spares (reserve)', NOW(), NOW(), NULL, 'hotspare', 
+                             md5(to_char(NOW(), 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS.US')), NULL) ON CONFLICT (id) DO NOTHING;""")
+    elif op.get_context().dialect == 'sqlite':
+        sql = text(f"""INSERT OR IGNORE INTO pool VALUES (
+                            -1, 'Hot spares (reserve)', datetime('now'), datetime('now'), NULL, 'hotspare',
+                            CAST(RANDOM() AS TEXT), NULL);""")
     else:
-        random_string = "CAST(RANDOM() AS TEXT)"
-        on_conflict = ""
-    sql = text(f"""INSERT INTO pool VALUES (
-                     -1, 'Hot spares (reserve)', NOW(), NOW(), NULL, 'hotspare', 
-                     {random_string}, NULL){on_conflict};""")
+        raise RuntimeError("Using an unsupported engine, only SQLite or PostgreSQL are supported. "
+                           "You could do this migration manually.")
     op.execute(sql)
 
-
 def downgrade():
     # SQL to undo the changes
     sql = text("""DELETE FROM pool WHERE id = -1;""")