diff --git a/bundles/mautrix-telegram/files/alembic.ini b/bundles/mautrix-telegram/files/alembic.ini
index 52ee476..43d1a9d 100644
--- a/bundles/mautrix-telegram/files/alembic.ini
+++ b/bundles/mautrix-telegram/files/alembic.ini
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 [alembic]
 # path to migration scripts
-script_location = /opt/mautrix-telegram/alembic
+script_location = /opt/mautrix-telegram/src/alembic
 
 # template used to generate migration files
 # file_template = %%(rev)s_%%(slug)s
diff --git a/bundles/mautrix-telegram/items.py b/bundles/mautrix-telegram/items.py
index 9b895f6..22ea5e3 100644
--- a/bundles/mautrix-telegram/items.py
+++ b/bundles/mautrix-telegram/items.py
@@ -6,14 +6,6 @@ actions = {
             'directory:/opt/mautrix-telegram', # provided by bundle:users
         },
     },
-    'mautrix-telegram_init_alembic': {
-        'command': '/opt/mautrix-telegram/venv/bin/alembic -c /opt/mautrix-telegram/alembic.ini -x /opt/mautrix-telegram/config.yaml init /opt/mautrix-telegram/alembic',
-        'unless': 'test -d /opt/mautrix-telegram/alembic',
-        'needs': {
-            'action:mautrix-telegram_create_virtualenv',
-            'file:/opt/mautrix-telegram/alembic.ini',
-        },
-    },
     'mautrix-telegram_install_bridge': {
         'command': 'cd /opt/mautrix-telegram/src && /opt/mautrix-telegram/venv/bin/pip install --upgrade .[all]',
         'needs': {
@@ -24,8 +16,7 @@ actions = {
     'mautrix-telegram_upgrade_database': {
         'command': '/opt/mautrix-telegram/venv/bin/alembic -c /opt/mautrix-telegram/alembic.ini -x config=/opt/mautrix-telegram/config.yaml upgrade head',
         'needs': {
-            'action:mautrix-telegram_create_virtualenv',
-            'action:mautrix-telegram_init_alembic',
+            'action:mautrix-telegram_install_bridge',
             'postgres_db:mautrix-telegram',
             'postgres_role:mautrix-telegram',
         },