diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 0b6f273..44f5aa8 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -36,12 +36,15 @@ start-release: start-postgres-dev clean-podman init-sqlx build-container-release
     podman run -d --network {{network}} -e {{env_string}} -p 8080:8080 --name frostbyte fb-server
 
 # Initializes the database, runs migrations and then prepares sqlx
-init-sqlx:
+init-sqlx: install-sqlx
     echo {{env_local}} > server/.env
     cd server && sqlx database create --connect-timeout 40 # Postgres takes a while to start up
     cd server && sqlx migrate run
     cd server && cargo sqlx prepare
 
+install-sqlx:
+    cargo install sqlx-cli
+
 # Starts a postgres container for development
 [private]
 start-postgres-dev: create-network