diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index c0c6d603..56123e25 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -17,35 +17,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: run tests
         run: go test -v ./...
         working-directory: ./server
-  test_migrations:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    services:
-      mariadb:
-        image: bitnami/mariadb:latest
-        ports:
-          - 3306:3306
-        env:
-          MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD: super_secret_passw0rd
-          MARIADB_DATABASE: campus_db
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
-        with:
-          go-version: '1.21'
-          cache-dependency-path: |
-            server/go.sum
-      - name: wait for db
-        run: sleep 20 && docker logs $(docker ps -qa)
-      - name: run migration
-        run: go run main.go
-        working-directory: ./server
-        env:
-          CI_EXIT_AFTER_MIGRATION: "true"
-          DB_DSN: root:super_secret_passw0rd@tcp(localhost:3306)/campus_db?charset=utf8mb4&parseTime=True&loc=Local
-          ENVIRONMENT: dev
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [test, test_migrations]
+    needs: [test]
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_migration.yml b/.github/workflows/test_migration.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a8b9b51b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_migration.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+name: Migration Test
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+jobs:
+  test_migrations:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    services:
+      auto_mariadb:
+        image: bitnami/mariadb:latest
+        ports:
+          - 3306:3306
+        env:
+          MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD: super_secret_passw0rd
+          MARIADB_DATABASE: campus_db
+      manual_mariadb:
+        image: bitnami/mariadb:latest
+        ports:
+          - 3300:3306
+        env:
+          MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD: super_secret_passw0rd
+          MARIADB_DATABASE: campus_db
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.21'
+          cache-dependency-path: |
+            server/go.sum
+      - name: run manual migrations
+        run: go run main.go
+        working-directory: ./server
+        env:
+          CI_EXIT_AFTER_MIGRATION: "true"
+          CI_AUTO_MIGRATION: "false"
+          DB_DSN: root:super_secret_passw0rd@tcp(localhost:3306)/campus_db?charset=utf8mb4&parseTime=True&loc=Local
+          ENVIRONMENT: dev
+      - name: run auto migrations
+        run: go run main.go
+        working-directory: ./server
+        env:
+          CI_EXIT_AFTER_MIGRATION: "true"
+          CI_AUTO_MIGRATION: "true"
+          DB_DSN: root:super_secret_passw0rd@tcp(localhost:3300)/campus_db?charset=utf8mb4&parseTime=True&loc=Local
+          ENVIRONMENT: dev
+      - uses: ariga/setup-atlas@master
+      - name: export diff the migrations
+        id: diff_migrations
+        run: |
+          EOF=$(dd if=/dev/urandom bs=15 count=1 status=none | base64) &&
+          echo "local_to_auto<<$EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT &&
+          atlas schema diff --from "maria://root:super_secret_passw0rd@localhost:3306/campus_db" --to "maria://root:super_secret_passw0rd@localhost:3300/campus_db" --format '{{ sql . "  " }}' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT &&
+          echo "$EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "auto_to_local<<$EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT &&
+          atlas schema diff --from "maria://root:super_secret_passw0rd@localhost:3306/campus_db" --to "maria://root:super_secret_passw0rd@localhost:3300/campus_db" --format '{{ sql . "  " }}' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT &&
+          echo "$EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - name: Find Comment
+        uses: peter-evans/find-comment@v2
+        id: fc
+        with:
+          issue-number: "${{ github.event.number }}"
+          body-includes: Found the following differences in the sql schema
+          comment-author: github-actions[bot]
+      - name: Create comment
+        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v3
+        with:
+          issue-number: "${{ github.event.number }}"
+          comment-id: "${{ steps.fc.outputs.comment-id }}"
+          body: |
+            :eyes: Found the following differences in the sql schema:
+
+            <details>
+            <summary>Needed get from <b>local</b> to <b>auto</b> migration state</summary>
+
+            ```sql
+            ${{ steps.diff_migrations.outputs.local_to_auto }}
+            ```
+
+            </details>
+            <details>
+            <summary>Needed from <b>auto</b> to <b>local</b> migration state</summary>
+
+            ```sql
+            ${{ steps.diff_migrations.outputs.auto_to_local }}
+            ```
+
+            </details>
+          edit-mode: replace
diff --git a/server/backend/migration/migration.go b/server/backend/migration/migration.go
index c13e32d5..2c477d31 100644
--- a/server/backend/migration/migration.go
+++ b/server/backend/migration/migration.go
@@ -12,12 +12,48 @@ import (
 
 func autoMigrate(db *gorm.DB) error {
 	err := db.AutoMigrate(
+		&model.Cafeteria{},
+		&model.CafeteriaRating{},
+		&model.CafeteriaRatingAverage{},
+		&model.CafeteriaRatingTag{},
+		&model.CafeteriaRatingTagAverage{},
+		&model.CafeteriaRatingTagOption{},
+		&model.CanteenHeadCount{},
 		&model.Crontab{},
+		&model.Device{},
+		&model.Dish{},
+		&model.DishNameTag{},
+		&model.DishNameTagAverage{},
+		&model.DishNameTagOption{},
+		&model.DishNameTagOptionExcluded{},
+		&model.DishNameTagOptionIncluded{},
+		&model.DishRating{},
+		&model.DishRatingAverage{},
+		&model.DishRatingTag{},
+		&model.DishRatingTagAverage{},
+		&model.DishRatingTagOption{},
+		&model.DishToDishNameTag{},
+		&model.DishesOfTheWeek{},
+		&model.PublishedExamResult{},
+		&model.Feedback{},
 		&model.File{},
-		&model.NewsSource{},
-		&model.NewsAlert{},
+		&model.IOSDevice{},
+		//&model.IOSDeviceLastUpdated{}, -- not a gorm model
+		&model.IOSDeviceRequestLog{},
+		&model.IOSDevicesActivityReset{},
+		//&model.IOSGrade{}, -- not a gorm model
+		//&model.IOSRemoteNotification...{}, -- wtf???
+		&model.IOSScheduledUpdateLog{},
+		&model.IOSSchedulingPriority{},
+		&model.Kino{},
+		&model.NewExamResultsSubscriber{},
 		&model.News{},
-		&model.CanteenHeadCount{},
+		&model.NewsAlert{},
+		&model.NewsSource{},
+		&model.Notification{},
+		&model.NotificationConfirmation{},
+		&model.NotificationType{},
+		&model.UpdateNote{},
 	)
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/server/model/device.go b/server/model/device.go
index 6542aa24..52ca2707 100755
--- a/server/model/device.go
+++ b/server/model/device.go
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ type Device struct {
 	Member          null.Int    `gorm:"column:member;type:int;" json:"member"`
 	UUID            string      `gorm:"column:uuid;type:varchar(50);" json:"uuid"`
 	Created         null.Time   `gorm:"column:created;type:timestamp;" json:"created"`
-	LastAccess      time.Time   `gorm:"column:lastAccess;type:timestamp;default:0000-00-00 00:00:00;" json:"last_access"`
+	LastAccess      time.Time   `gorm:"column:lastAccess;type:timestamp;default:'0000-00-00 00:00:00';" json:"last_access"`
 	LastAPI         string      `gorm:"column:lastApi;type:text;size:16777215;" json:"last_api"`
-	Developer       string      `gorm:"column:developer;type:char;size:5;default:false;" json:"developer"`
+	Developer       string      `gorm:"column:developer;type:enum('true','false');default:'false';" json:"developer"`
 	OsVersion       string      `gorm:"column:osVersion;type:text;size:16777215;" json:"os_version"`
 	AppVersion      string      `gorm:"column:appVersion;type:text;size:16777215;" json:"app_version"`
 	Counter         int32       `gorm:"column:counter;type:int;default:0;" json:"counter"`
 	Pk              null.String `gorm:"column:pk;type:text;size:4294967295;" json:"pk"`
-	PkActive        string      `gorm:"column:pkActive;type:char;size:5;default:false;" json:"pk_active"`
+	PkActive        string      `gorm:"column:pkActive;type:enum('true', 'false');default:'false';" json:"pk_active"`
 	GcmToken        null.String `gorm:"column:gcmToken;type:text;size:65535;" json:"gcm_token"`
 	GcmStatus       null.String `gorm:"column:gcmStatus;type:varchar(200);" json:"gcm_status"`
 	ConfirmationKey null.String `gorm:"column:confirmationKey;type:varchar(35);" json:"confirmation_key"`
diff --git a/server/model/notification_type.go b/server/model/notification_type.go
index 661383d7..7a53f240 100644
--- a/server/model/notification_type.go
+++ b/server/model/notification_type.go
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ var (
 type NotificationType struct {
 	Type         int64  `gorm:"primary_key;AUTO_INCREMENT;column:type;type:int;" json:"type"`
 	Name         string `gorm:"column:name;type:text;size:65535;" json:"name"`
-	Confirmation string `gorm:"column:confirmation;type:char;size:5;default:false;" json:"confirmation"`
+	Confirmation string `gorm:"column:confirmation;type:enum('true', 'false');default:'false';" json:"confirmation"`
 }
diff --git a/server/utils/db.go b/server/utils/db.go
index 59d7bdb4..802852ac 100644
--- a/server/utils/db.go
+++ b/server/utils/db.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func SetupDB() *gorm.DB {
 
 	// Migrate the schema
 	// currently not activated as
-	if err := migration.Migrate(db, false); err != nil {
+	if err := migration.Migrate(db, os.Getenv("CI_AUTO_MIGRATION") == "true"); err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Fatal("Failed to migrate database")
 	}