diff --git a/warehouse/db.py b/warehouse/db.py
index 1ef65c266b96..139ec305d26f 100644
--- a/warehouse/db.py
+++ b/warehouse/db.py
@@ -131,8 +131,7 @@ def callback(scanner, _name, wrapped):
 
 
 def _configure_alembic(config):
-    alembic_cfg = alembic.config.Config()
-    alembic_cfg.set_main_option("script_location", "warehouse:migrations")
+    alembic_cfg = alembic.config.Config("warehouse/migrations/alembic.ini")
     alembic_cfg.set_main_option("url", config.registry.settings["database.url"])
     return alembic_cfg
 
diff --git a/warehouse/migrations/alembic.ini b/warehouse/migrations/alembic.ini
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..82fc2a4a18ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/warehouse/migrations/alembic.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[alembic]
+script_location = warehouse:migrations