diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-run-tests.yml
index bb1ee7783..b967209f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-run-tests.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         echo "Running checks..."
         ./ietf/manage.py check
+        echo "Running migrations with USE_TZ=False..."
+        ./ietf/manage.py migrate || true
+        echo "USE_TZ = True" >> ./ietf/settings_local.py
+        echo "Running migrations with USE_TZ=True..."
         ./ietf/manage.py migrate
         echo "Validating migrations..."
         if ! ( ietf/manage.py makemigrations --dry-run --check --verbosity 3 ) ; then