diff --git a/web_infrastructure/django_manage b/web_infrastructure/django_manage
index fd610fb9cba..d707ece8d7d 100644
--- a/web_infrastructure/django_manage
+++ b/web_infrastructure/django_manage
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ def loaddata_filter_output(line):
 def syncdb_filter_output(line):
     return ("Creating table " in line) or ("Installed" in line and "Installed 0 object" not in line)
 
+def migrate_filter_output(line):
+    return ("Migrating forwards " in line) or ("Installed" in line and "Installed 0 object" not in line)
+
 def main():
     command_allowed_param_map = dict(
         cleanup=(),