diff --git a/lib/xos-synchronizer/xossynchronizer/loadmodels.py b/lib/xos-synchronizer/xossynchronizer/loadmodels.py
index 7e82ac9..78fa1a6 100644
--- a/lib/xos-synchronizer/xossynchronizer/loadmodels.py
+++ b/lib/xos-synchronizer/xossynchronizer/loadmodels.py
@@ -57,4 +57,13 @@
                     item.filename = fn
                     item.contents = open(os.path.join(api_convenience_dir, fn)).read()
 
+        # migrations directory is a sibling to the models directory
+        migrations_dir = os.path.join(dir, "..", "migrations")
+        if os.path.exists(migrations_dir):
+            for fn in os.listdir(migrations_dir):
+                if fn.endswith(".py") and "test" not in fn:
+                    item = request.migrations.add()
+                    item.filename = fn
+                    item.contents = open(os.path.join(migrations_dir, fn)).read()
+
         result = self.api.dynamicload.LoadModels(request)