diff --git a/make_migrations.py b/make_migrations.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e33ccb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/make_migrations.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "test_settings")
+    from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
+    args = sys.argv + ["makemigrations", "todo"]
+    execute_from_command_line(args)
diff --git a/test_settings.py b/test_settings.py
index 4cb22ce..b8f7249 100644
--- a/test_settings.py
+++ b/test_settings.py
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@ import os
 
 DEBUG = (True,)
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-DATABASES = {"default": {"ENGINE": "django.db.backends.sqlite3"}}
+DATABASES = {
+    "default": {
+        "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.sqlite3",
+        "NAME": "test"
+    }
+}
 
 EMAIL_BACKEND = "django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend"