diff --git a/ot-node.js b/ot-node.js
index 840affbaa6..aa541254f0 100644
--- a/ot-node.js
+++ b/ot-node.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ const Logger = require('./modules/logger/logger');
 const constants = require('./modules/constants');
 const pjson = require('./package.json');
 const configjson = require('./config/config.json');
-const appRootPath = require('app-root-path');
 
 class OTNode {
     constructor(config) {
@@ -83,7 +82,6 @@ class OTNode {
                 repository: 'https://github.com/OriginTrail/ot-node',
                 branch: this.config.autoUpdate.branch,
                 tempLocation: this.config.autoUpdate.backupDirectory,
-                executeOnComplete: `cd ${appRootPath.path} && npx sequelize --config=./config/sequelizeConfig.js db:migrate`,
                 exitOnComplete: true,
             };
 
@@ -122,6 +120,7 @@ class OTNode {
             this.logger.info('Operational database module: sequelize implementation');
             // eslint-disable-next-line global-require
             const db = require('./models');
+            execSync('npx sequelize --config=./config/sequelizeConfig.js db:migrate');
             await db.sequelize.sync();
         } catch (e) {
             this.logger.error({
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d5fbf820d3..b02e0406c9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "origintrail_node",
-  "version": "6.0.0-beta.1.34-hotfix.2",
+  "version": "6.0.0-beta.1.34-hotfix.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "origintrail_node",
-      "version": "6.0.0-beta.1.34-hotfix.2",
+      "version": "6.0.0-beta.1.34-hotfix.3",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "app-root-path": "^3.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 98a8be764d..083868bc55 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "origintrail_node",
-  "version": "6.0.0-beta.1.34-hotfix.2",
+  "version": "6.0.0-beta.1.34-hotfix.3",
   "description": "OTNode v6 Beta 1",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {