diff --git a/lib/options.js b/lib/options.js
index 6b5e5ccb58..e1178ecca9 100644
--- a/lib/options.js
+++ b/lib/options.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ function defaultOptions() {
         dropBeforeImport: false,
         getLogger: defaultLogProvider,
         customContextFields: [],
+        disableDBMigration: false,
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/server-impl.js b/lib/server-impl.js
index 378ada13b1..cb257b4975 100644
--- a/lib/server-impl.js
+++ b/lib/server-impl.js
@@ -72,7 +72,11 @@ async function start(opts) {
     const logger = options.getLogger('server-impl.js');
 
     try {
-        await migrator(options);
+        if (options.disableDBMigration) {
+            logger.info('DB migrations disabled');
+        } else {
+            await migrator(options);
+        }
     } catch (err) {
         logger.error('Failed to migrate db', err);
         throw err;