diff --git a/packages/backend/bin/database/convert-migrations.js b/packages/backend/bin/database/convert-migrations.js
index e7d0243a..8334edc5 100644
--- a/packages/backend/bin/database/convert-migrations.js
+++ b/packages/backend/bin/database/convert-migrations.js
@@ -9,13 +9,18 @@ export const renameMigrationsAsJsFiles = async () => {
   }
 
   try {
-    await knex.raw(
-      `UPDATE knex_migrations SET name = REPLACE(name, '.ts', '.js') WHERE name LIKE '%.ts';`
-    );
+    const tableExists = await knex.schema.hasTable('knex_migrations');
 
-    logger.info(
-      `Migration file names with typescript renamed as JS file names!`
-    );
+    if (tableExists) {
+      await knex('knex_migrations')
+        .where('name', 'like', '%.ts')
+        .update({
+          name: knex.raw("REPLACE(name, '.ts', '.js')"),
+        });
+      logger.info(
+        `Migration file names with typescript renamed as JS file names!`
+      );
+    }
   } catch (err) {
     logger.error(err.message);
   }
diff --git a/packages/backend/bin/database/utils.js b/packages/backend/bin/database/utils.js
index 5e79c05d..4d373353 100644
--- a/packages/backend/bin/database/utils.js
+++ b/packages/backend/bin/database/utils.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import client from './client.js';
 import User from '../../src/models/user.js';
 import Role from '../../src/models/role.js';
 import '../../src/config/orm.js';
+import process from 'process';
 
 async function fetchAdminRole() {
   const role = await Role.query()
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ export async function createUser(
 
     logger.info(`User already exists: ${email}`);
   }
+
+  process.exit(0);
 }
 
 export const createDatabaseAndUser = async (
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ export const createDatabaseAndUser = async (
   await grantPrivileges(database, user);
 
   await client.end();
+  process.exit(0);
 };
 
 export const createDatabase = async (database = appConfig.postgresDatabase) => {