diff --git a/packages/auth/src/Installer/AuthenticationInstaller.php b/packages/auth/src/Installer/AuthenticationInstaller.php
index d80395421..863df8d0f 100644
--- a/packages/auth/src/Installer/AuthenticationInstaller.php
+++ b/packages/auth/src/Installer/AuthenticationInstaller.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 use Tempest\Container\Container;
 use Tempest\Core\Installer;
 use Tempest\Core\PublishesFiles;
+use Tempest\Database\Migrations\CreateMigrationsTable;
 use Tempest\Database\Migrations\MigrationManager;
 
 use function Tempest\root_path;
@@ -36,6 +37,10 @@ public function install(): void
             $this->publishImports();
 
             if ($migration && $this->shouldMigrate()) {
+                if (! $this->migrationManager->doesMigrationsTableExist()) {
+                    $this->migrationManager->executeUp(new CreateMigrationsTable());
+                }
+
                 $this->migrationManager->executeUp(
                     migration: $this->container->get(to_fqcn($migration, root: root_path())),
                 );
diff --git a/packages/database/src/Migrations/MigrationManager.php b/packages/database/src/Migrations/MigrationManager.php
index 1e1b43b62..3921700a9 100644
--- a/packages/database/src/Migrations/MigrationManager.php
+++ b/packages/database/src/Migrations/MigrationManager.php
@@ -287,6 +287,23 @@ public function executeDown(MigratesDown $migration): void
         event(new MigrationRolledBack($migration->name));
     }
 
+    public function doesMigrationsTableExist(): bool
+    {
+        try {
+            Migration::select()
+                ->onDatabase($this->onDatabase)
+                ->limit(1)
+                ->all();
+        } catch (QueryWasInvalid $exception) {
+            if ($this->dialect->isTableNotFoundError($exception)) {
+                return false;
+            } else {
+                throw $exception;
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return \Tempest\Database\Migrations\TableMigrationDefinition[]
      */