diff --git a/argos/commands.py b/argos/commands.py
index ca87647..afc7a75 100644
--- a/argos/commands.py
+++ b/argos/commands.py
@@ -172,7 +172,8 @@ async def migrate():
 
     settings = get_app_settings()
 
-    alembic_cfg = Config("alembic.ini")
+    current_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+    alembic_cfg = Config(os.path.join(current_dir, "server/migrations/alembic.ini"))
     alembic_cfg.set_main_option("sqlalchemy.url", settings.database_url)
     command.upgrade(alembic_cfg, "head")
 
diff --git a/alembic.ini b/argos/server/migrations/alembic.ini
similarity index 87%
rename from alembic.ini
rename to argos/server/migrations/alembic.ini
index 4c84fe0..fa98093 100644
--- a/alembic.ini
+++ b/argos/server/migrations/alembic.ini
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 [alembic]
-script_location = alembic
+script_location = %(here)s
 prepend_sys_path = .
 
 version_path_separator = os
 sqlalchemy.url = sqlite:////tmp/argos.db
 
-version_locations = %(here)s/argos/server/migrations/versions
+version_locations = %(here)s/versions
 
 # Logging configuration
 [loggers]
diff --git a/docs/developer/migrations.md b/docs/developer/migrations.md
index a5190e8..72e75c8 100644
--- a/docs/developer/migrations.md
+++ b/docs/developer/migrations.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ First, do your changes in the code, change the model, add new tables, etc. Once
 you're done, you can create a new migration.
 
 ```bash
-venv/bin/alembic revision --autogenerate -m "migration reason"
+venv/bin/alembic -c argos/server/migrations/alembic.ini revision --autogenerate -m "migration reason"
 ```
 
 Edit the created file to remove comments and adapt it to make sure the migration is complete (Alembic is not powerful enough to cover all the corner cases).