diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 294421dc7012d195cf295da7cfa300a6d75aa370..78e208d1e29f0443cf944cdc2d027fd3ddd54bdd 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ login.login_view = 'auth.login'
 login.login_message = 'Please log in to access this page.'
 ma = Marshmallow()
 mail = Mail()
-migrate = Migrate()
+migrate = Migrate(compare_type=True)
 paranoid = Paranoid()
 paranoid.redirect_view = '/'
 scheduler = APScheduler()