diff --git a/models.go b/models.go
index eeb49fc..8c2f968 100644
--- a/models.go
+++ b/models.go
@@ -259,11 +259,9 @@ func NewDB(database *sql.DB) *dbHandler {
 		log.Panicf("%d statements failed to prepare", len(failedStatements))
 	}
 
-	version, err :=  migrate.Exec(database, "sqlite3", dbmig.Migrations(), migrate.Up)
+	_, err := migrate.Exec(database, "sqlite3", dbmig.Migrations(), migrate.Up)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Panicf("running database migration failed: %v", err)
-	} else {
-		log.Infof("database is now at version %d", version)
 	}
 	return handler
 }