diff --git a/cmd/gonic/gonic.go b/cmd/gonic/gonic.go
index a38c414..6ecf4a3 100644
--- a/cmd/gonic/gonic.go
+++ b/cmd/gonic/gonic.go
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ func main() {
 	defer dbc.Close()
 
 	err = dbc.Migrate(db.MigrationContext{
+		Production:        true,
 		DBPath:            *confDBPath,
 		OriginalMusicPath: confMusicPaths[0].path,
 		PlaylistsPath:     *confPlaylistsPath,
diff --git a/db/migrations.go b/db/migrations.go
index dcefd8b..3a1906d 100644
--- a/db/migrations.go
+++ b/db/migrations.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type MigrationContext struct {
+	Production        bool
 	DBPath            string
 	OriginalMusicPath string
 	PlaylistsPath     string
@@ -721,5 +722,8 @@ func migratePlaylistsPaths(tx *gorm.DB, ctx MigrationContext) error {
 }
 
 func backupDBPre016(tx *gorm.DB, ctx MigrationContext) error {
+	if !ctx.Production {
+		return nil
+	}
 	return Dump(context.Background(), tx, fmt.Sprintf("%s.%d.bak", ctx.DBPath, time.Now().Unix()))
 }