diff --git a/src/Web/Program.cs b/src/Web/Program.cs
index bc0aac273..3ba2262ae 100644
--- a/src/Web/Program.cs
+++ b/src/Web/Program.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 var app = builder.Build();
 
 // Configure the HTTP request pipeline.
-if (app.Environment.IsDevelopment())
+if (app.Environment.IsDevelopment() && args.Contains("--init"))
 {
     await app.InitialiseDatabaseAsync();
 }