diff --git a/backend/src/core/database.py b/backend/src/core/database.py
index 2a6586d0..f8be988e 100644
--- a/backend/src/core/database.py
+++ b/backend/src/core/database.py
@@ -712,6 +712,7 @@ def init_db():
         _ensure_user_dashboard_preferences_health_columns(engine)
         _ensure_git_server_configs_columns(engine)
         _ensure_auth_users_columns(auth_engine)
+        _ensure_roles_is_admin_column(auth_engine)
         _ensure_filter_source_enum_values(engine)
         _ensure_dataset_review_session_columns(engine)
         _ensure_translation_jobs_columns(engine)