diff --git a/aurweb/initdb.py b/aurweb/initdb.py
index c8d0b2ae..5f55bfc9 100644
--- a/aurweb/initdb.py
+++ b/aurweb/initdb.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ def run(args):
     if args.use_alembic:
         alembic_config = alembic.config.Config('alembic.ini')
         alembic_config.get_main_option('script_location')
+        alembic_config.attributes["configure_logger"] = False
 
     engine = sqlalchemy.create_engine(aurweb.db.get_sqlalchemy_url(),
                                       echo=(args.verbose >= 1))
diff --git a/migrations/env.py b/migrations/env.py
index 23759123..dfe14804 100644
--- a/migrations/env.py
+++ b/migrations/env.py
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ target_metadata = aurweb.schema.metadata
 # ... etc.
 
 
+# If configure_logger is either True or not specified,
+# configure the logger via fileConfig.
+if config.attributes.get("configure_logger", True):
+    logging.config.fileConfig(config.config_file_name)
+
+
 def run_migrations_offline():
     """Run migrations in 'offline' mode.
 
@@ -64,12 +70,7 @@ def run_migrations_online():
             context.run_migrations()
 
 
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    # Interpret the config file for Python logging.
-    # This line sets up loggers basically.
-    logging.config.fileConfig(config.config_file_name)
-
-    if context.is_offline_mode():
-        run_migrations_offline()
-    else:
-        run_migrations_online()
+if context.is_offline_mode():
+    run_migrations_offline()
+else:
+    run_migrations_online()