diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/database/service.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/database/service.py
index 3ecbfd971..86793f779 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/database/service.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/database/service.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class DatabaseService(Service):
             command.check(alembic_cfg)
         except util.exc.AutogenerateDiffsDetected as exc:
             logger.exception("AutogenerateDiffsDetected: {exc}")
-            logger.warning("Something went wrong running migrations. Please, run `langflow migration --fix`")
+            raise RuntimeError("Something went wrong running migrations. Please, run `langflow migration --fix`")
 
         if fix:
             self.try_downgrade_upgrade_until_success(alembic_cfg)
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/database/utils.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/database/utils.py
index 826b8d3a5..afabfb5e2 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/database/utils.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/database/utils.py
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ def initialize_database(fix_migration: bool = False):
         # if the exception involves tables already existing
         # we can ignore it
         if "already exists" not in str(exc):
-            logger.error(f"Error running migrations: {exc}")
-            raise RuntimeError("Error running migrations") from exc
+            logger.error(exc)
+
+        raise exc
     logger.debug("Database initialized")
 
 
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/utils.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/utils.py
index 76d6f8b13..fa14d59a1 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/utils.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/utils.py
@@ -200,7 +200,11 @@ def initialize_services(fix_migration: bool = False):
     # Test cache connection
     service_manager.get(ServiceType.CACHE_SERVICE)
     # Setup the superuser
-    initialize_database(fix_migration=fix_migration)
+    try:
+        initialize_database(fix_migration=fix_migration)
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.exception(exc)
+        raise exc
     setup_superuser(service_manager.get(ServiceType.SETTINGS_SERVICE), next(get_session()))
     try:
         get_db_service().migrate_flows_if_auto_login()