diff --git a/docker/watcher/watcher-api/extend_start.sh b/docker/watcher/watcher-api/extend_start.sh
index d1ea401bb3..629ea63554 100644
--- a/docker/watcher/watcher-api/extend_start.sh
+++ b/docker/watcher/watcher-api/extend_start.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 # Bootstrap and exit if KOLLA_BOOTSTRAP variable is set. This catches all cases
 # of the KOLLA_BOOTSTRAP variable being set, including empty.
 if [[ "${!KOLLA_BOOTSTRAP[@]}" ]]; then
-    watcher-db-manage --config-file /etc/watcher/watcher.conf create_schema
+    watcher-db-manage --config-file /etc/watcher/watcher.conf upgrade
     exit 0
 fi