diff --git a/2020.09/apache/entrypoint.sh b/2020.09/apache/entrypoint.sh
index 651ec0f..fa51564 100755
--- a/2020.09/apache/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/2020.09/apache/entrypoint.sh
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ if expr "$1" : "apache" 1>/dev/null || [ "$1" = "php-fpm" ]; then
     # upgrade
     else
       echo "Upgrading Friendica ..."
-      run_as 'php /var/www/html/bin/console.php dbstructure update'
+      run_as 'php /var/www/html/bin/console.php dbstructure update -f'
       echo "Upgrading finished"
     fi
   fi
diff --git a/2020.09/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh b/2020.09/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh
index 651ec0f..fa51564 100755
--- a/2020.09/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/2020.09/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ if expr "$1" : "apache" 1>/dev/null || [ "$1" = "php-fpm" ]; then
     # upgrade
     else
       echo "Upgrading Friendica ..."
-      run_as 'php /var/www/html/bin/console.php dbstructure update'
+      run_as 'php /var/www/html/bin/console.php dbstructure update -f'
       echo "Upgrading finished"
     fi
   fi
diff --git a/2020.09/fpm/entrypoint.sh b/2020.09/fpm/entrypoint.sh
index 651ec0f..fa51564 100755
--- a/2020.09/fpm/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/2020.09/fpm/entrypoint.sh
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ if expr "$1" : "apache" 1>/dev/null || [ "$1" = "php-fpm" ]; then
     # upgrade
     else
       echo "Upgrading Friendica ..."
-      run_as 'php /var/www/html/bin/console.php dbstructure update'
+      run_as 'php /var/www/html/bin/console.php dbstructure update -f'
       echo "Upgrading finished"
     fi
   fi
diff --git a/2020.12-dev/apache/entrypoint.sh b/2020.12-dev/apache/entrypoint.sh
index 651ec0f..fa51564 100755
--- a/2020.12-dev/apache/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/2020.12-dev/apache/entrypoint.sh
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ if expr "$1" : "apache" 1>/dev/null || [ "$1" = "php-fpm" ]; then
     # upgrade
     else
       echo "Upgrading Friendica ..."
-      run_as 'php /var/www/html/bin/console.php dbstructure update'
+      run_as 'php /var/www/html/bin/console.php dbstructure update -f'
       echo "Upgrading finished"
     fi
   fi
diff --git a/2020.12-dev/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh b/2020.12-dev/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh
index 651ec0f..fa51564 100755
--- a/2020.12-dev/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/2020.12-dev/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ if expr "$1" : "apache" 1>/dev/null || [ "$1" = "php-fpm" ]; then
     # upgrade
     else
       echo "Upgrading Friendica ..."
-      run_as 'php /var/www/html/bin/console.php dbstructure update'
+      run_as 'php /var/www/html/bin/console.php dbstructure update -f'
       echo "Upgrading finished"
     fi
   fi
diff --git a/2020.12-dev/fpm/entrypoint.sh b/2020.12-dev/fpm/entrypoint.sh
index 651ec0f..fa51564 100755
--- a/2020.12-dev/fpm/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/2020.12-dev/fpm/entrypoint.sh
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ if expr "$1" : "apache" 1>/dev/null || [ "$1" = "php-fpm" ]; then
     # upgrade
     else
       echo "Upgrading Friendica ..."
-      run_as 'php /var/www/html/bin/console.php dbstructure update'
+      run_as 'php /var/www/html/bin/console.php dbstructure update -f'
       echo "Upgrading finished"
     fi
   fi
diff --git a/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 651ec0f..fa51564 100755
--- a/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ if expr "$1" : "apache" 1>/dev/null || [ "$1" = "php-fpm" ]; then
     # upgrade
     else
       echo "Upgrading Friendica ..."
-      run_as 'php /var/www/html/bin/console.php dbstructure update'
+      run_as 'php /var/www/html/bin/console.php dbstructure update -f'
       echo "Upgrading finished"
     fi
   fi