diff --git a/proxy_docker/app/data/sqlmigrate20181213_0-0.1.sh b/proxy_docker/app/data/sqlmigrate20181213_0-0.1.sh
index 7dce6ac..5de49f3 100644
--- a/proxy_docker/app/data/sqlmigrate20181213_0-0.1.sh
+++ b/proxy_docker/app/data/sqlmigrate20181213_0-0.1.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 echo "Checking for OTS support in DB..."
-sqlite3 db/proxydb ".tables" | grep "stamp" > /dev/null
+sqlite3 $DB_FILE ".tables" | grep "stamp" > /dev/null
 if [ "$?" -eq "1" ]; then
 	# stamp not there, we have to migrate
 	echo "Migrating database for OTS support..."
+  echo "Backing up current DB..."
+  cp  $DB_FILE $DB_FILE-sqlmigrate20181213_0-0.1
+  echo "Altering DB..."
 	cat sqlmigrate20181213_0-0.1.sql | sqlite3 $DB_FILE
 else
 	echo "Database OTS support migration already done, skipping!"
diff --git a/proxy_docker/app/data/sqlmigrate20190130_0.1-0.2.sh b/proxy_docker/app/data/sqlmigrate20190130_0.1-0.2.sh
index 55d2c03..0c68e39 100644
--- a/proxy_docker/app/data/sqlmigrate20190130_0.1-0.2.sh
+++ b/proxy_docker/app/data/sqlmigrate20190130_0.1-0.2.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 echo "Checking for watch by xpub support in DB..."
-sqlite3 db/proxydb ".tables" | grep "watching_by_pub32" > /dev/null
+sqlite3 $DB_FILE ".tables" | grep "watching_by_pub32" > /dev/null
 if [ "$?" -eq "1" ]; then
 	# watching_by_pub32 not there, we have to migrate
 	echo "Migrating database for watch by xpub support..."
+  echo "Backing up current DB..."
+  cp  $DB_FILE $DB_FILE-sqlmigrate20190130_0.1-0.2
+  echo "Altering DB..."
 	cat sqlmigrate20190130_0.1-0.2.sql | sqlite3 $DB_FILE
 else
 	echo "Database watch by xpub support migration already done, skipping!"