diff --git a/internal/persistence/migrations_test.go b/internal/persistence/migrations_test.go
index 6a75da2..f97ac67 100644
--- a/internal/persistence/migrations_test.go
+++ b/internal/persistence/migrations_test.go
@@ -1,18 +1,69 @@
 package persistence
 
 import (
+	"database/sql"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	_ "modernc.org/sqlite" // sqlite driver
 )
 
 func TestMigrationsAreSetupCorrectly(t *testing.T) {
+	// GIVEN
+	// WHEN
 	migrations := getMigrations()
+
+	// THEN
 	for i := 2; i <= latestDBVersion; i++ {
 		m, ok := migrations[i]
 		if !ok {
-			t.Errorf("couldn't get migration %d", i)
+			assert.True(t, ok, "couldn't get migration %d", i)
 		}
 		if m == "" {
-			t.Errorf("migration %d is empty", i)
+			assert.NotEmpty(t, ok, "migration %d is empty", i)
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestMigrationsWork(t *testing.T) {
+	// GIVEN
+	var testDB *sql.DB
+	var err error
+	testDB, err = sql.Open("sqlite", ":memory:")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Couldn't open database: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	err = InitDB(testDB)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Couldn't initialize database: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	// WHEN
+	err = UpgradeDB(testDB, 1)
+
+	// THEN
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestRunMigrationFailsWhenGivenBadMigration(t *testing.T) {
+	// GIVEN
+	var testDB *sql.DB
+	var err error
+	testDB, err = sql.Open("sqlite", ":memory:")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Couldn't open database: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	err = InitDB(testDB)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Couldn't initialize database: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	// WHEN
+	query := "BAD SQL CODE;"
+	migrateErr := runMigration(testDB, query, 1)
+
+	// THEN
+	assert.Error(t, migrateErr)
+}