diff --git a/bin/add-core-member b/bin/add-core-member
index 6b5b69c..bcc625f 100644
--- a/bin/add-core-member
+++ b/bin/add-core-member
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 
+require_relative "../config/boot"
 require_relative "../lib/database"
 
 abort "Usage: ruby bin/add-core-member EMAIL" unless ARGV.one?
diff --git a/bin/migrate b/bin/migrate
index 0add3e9..af9f9e2 100644
--- a/bin/migrate
+++ b/bin/migrate
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 
+require_relative "../config/boot"
 require_relative "../lib/database"
 
 Sequel.extension :migration