diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c9bafb64bd..d16a0226e9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 3.1.6
+
+- fix: Database migrator does use the databaseSchema option.
+
 ## 3.1.5
 
 - feat(permission): Implement beta support for permissions.
diff --git a/bin/unleash.js b/bin/unleash.js
index 5b43a88fe4..8dc5b98b6c 100755
--- a/bin/unleash.js
+++ b/bin/unleash.js
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ const argv = require('yargs')
             'The full databaseUrl to connect to, including username and password',
         demand: true,
         type: 'string',
+    })
+    .option('databaseSchema', {
+        alias: 's',
+        describe: 'The database schema to use',
+        default: 'public',
+        demand: false,
+        type: 'string',
     }).argv;
 
 serverImpl
diff --git a/docs/getting-started.md b/docs/getting-started.md
index c1344577cd..1ec948ebcf 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started.md
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ unleash
 Available unleash options includes:
 
 - **databaseUrl** - the postgress database url to connect to. Should include username/password.
+- **databaseSchema** - the postgress database schema to use. Defaults to 'public'
 - **port** - Which port should the unleash-server bind to?
 - **enableLegacyRoutes** (boolean) - allows you to turn on/off support for legacy routes to support older clients. Enabled by default.
 - **serverMetrics** (boolean) - Use this option to turn off prometheus metrics.
diff --git a/lib/options.js b/lib/options.js
index 1fca109425..644869997f 100644
--- a/lib/options.js
+++ b/lib/options.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const THIRTY_DAYS = 30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
 
 const DEFAULT_OPTIONS = {
     databaseUrl: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
+    databaseSchema: 'another',
     port: process.env.HTTP_PORT || process.env.PORT || 4242,
     host: process.env.HTTP_HOST,
     baseUriPath: process.env.BASE_URI_PATH || '',
diff --git a/lib/server-impl.js b/lib/server-impl.js
index 656d7bb0c8..31351a0391 100644
--- a/lib/server-impl.js
+++ b/lib/server-impl.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ async function start(opts) {
     const options = createOptions(opts);
 
     try {
-        await migrator({ databaseUrl: options.databaseUrl });
+        await migrator(options);
     } catch (err) {
         logger.error('Failed to migrate db', err);
         throw err;