diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a59a067..2f98dde 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ RUN poetry install --no-dev
 # now copy over everything
 COPY . /app/
 
-ENTRYPOINT ["gunicorn", "-b", "0.0.0.0:5000", "app:app"]
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+ENTRYPOINT ["/app/entrypoint.sh"]
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diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 5fc0bcb..b6bb840 100755
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ app.config["SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI"] = "sqlite:///project.db"
 app.secret_key = '98d31240f9fbe14c8083586db49c19c3a8d3f726'
 
 db.init_app(app)
-with app.app_context():
-    db.create_all()
+
 
 BaseModelForm = model_form_factory(FlaskForm)
 
@@ -267,4 +266,6 @@ def search():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    with app.app_context():
+        db.create_all()
     app.run(debug=True)
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 2ae241d..931af53 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-version: '3.9'
+version: '2'
 services:
   web:
     ports:
       - "5002:5000"
     build: .
     volumes:
-      - ./instance:/app/instance/
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+      - ./instance:/app/instance
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diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c96bb95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+./initialize_db.py
+gunicorn -b 0.0.0.0:5000 app:app
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diff --git a/initialize_db.py b/initialize_db.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9f7e310
--- /dev/null
+++ b/initialize_db.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+from app import db, app
+
+with app.app_context():
+    db.create_all()
diff --git a/templates/search.html b/templates/search.html
index 17355cf..007a794 100644
--- a/templates/search.html
+++ b/templates/search.html
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@
                         console.error(e);
                         this.error = true;
                     })
-                },
-                //debounced_fetch: debounce(this.fetch_data.bind(this), 300)
+                }
             },
             created() {
                 this.fetch_data = debounce(this.fetch_data, 300)