diff --git a/backend/Makefile b/backend/Makefile
index dcc79b4..cb0bb64 100644
--- a/backend/Makefile
+++ b/backend/Makefile
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ update:
 
 # Migration target
 migrate:
+	@echo "If this ever fails, run make clean and try again"
 	@echo "Migrating database $(DB_FILE) using SQL scripts in $(MIGRATIONS_DIR)"
 	@for file in $(wildcard $(MIGRATIONS_DIR)/*.sql); do \
 		echo "Applying migration: $$file"; \