diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a9b3c639..6fc5ce58 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ ENV IN_DOCKER=True \
     MERCURY_BINARY="$NODE_DIR/node_modules/.bin/mercury-parser"
 
 # Print version for nice docker finish summary
-RUN archivebox version
+# RUN archivebox version
+RUN /app/bin/docker_entrypoint.sh archivebox version
 
 # Open up the interfaces to the outside world
 VOLUME "$DATA_DIR"
diff --git a/archivebox/cli/__init__.py b/archivebox/cli/__init__.py
index dd07fc51..c48cb06d 100644
--- a/archivebox/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/archivebox/cli/__init__.py
@@ -134,3 +134,7 @@ __all__ = (
     'run_subcommand',
     *SUBCOMMANDS.keys(),
 )
+
+
+from ..config import setup_django
+setup_django()
diff --git a/archivebox/index/sql.py b/archivebox/index/sql.py
index aa7c8817..42d29b66 100644
--- a/archivebox/index/sql.py
+++ b/archivebox/index/sql.py
@@ -7,14 +7,13 @@ from django.db.models import QuerySet
 
 from .schema import Link
 from ..util import enforce_types
-from ..config import setup_django, OUTPUT_DIR
+from ..config import OUTPUT_DIR
 
 
 ### Main Links Index
 
 @enforce_types
 def parse_sql_main_index(out_dir: Path=OUTPUT_DIR) -> Iterator[Link]:
-    setup_django(out_dir, check_db=True)
     from core.models import Snapshot
 
     return (
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ def parse_sql_main_index(out_dir: Path=OUTPUT_DIR) -> Iterator[Link]:
 
 @enforce_types
 def remove_from_sql_main_index(snapshots: QuerySet, out_dir: Path=OUTPUT_DIR) -> None:
-    setup_django(out_dir, check_db=True)
     from django.db import transaction
 
     with transaction.atomic():
@@ -51,7 +49,6 @@ def write_link_to_sql_index(link: Link):
 
 @enforce_types
 def write_sql_main_index(links: List[Link], out_dir: Path=OUTPUT_DIR) -> None:
-    setup_django(out_dir, check_db=True)
     from django.db import transaction
 
     with transaction.atomic():
@@ -61,7 +58,6 @@ def write_sql_main_index(links: List[Link], out_dir: Path=OUTPUT_DIR) -> None:
 
 @enforce_types
 def write_sql_link_details(link: Link, out_dir: Path=OUTPUT_DIR) -> None:
-    setup_django(out_dir, check_db=True)
     from core.models import Snapshot
     from django.db import transaction
 
@@ -84,7 +80,6 @@ def write_sql_link_details(link: Link, out_dir: Path=OUTPUT_DIR) -> None:
 
 @enforce_types
 def list_migrations(out_dir: Path=OUTPUT_DIR) -> List[Tuple[bool, str]]:
-    setup_django(out_dir, check_db=False)
     from django.core.management import call_command
     out = StringIO()
     call_command("showmigrations", list=True, stdout=out)
@@ -101,7 +96,6 @@ def list_migrations(out_dir: Path=OUTPUT_DIR) -> List[Tuple[bool, str]]:
 
 @enforce_types
 def apply_migrations(out_dir: Path=OUTPUT_DIR) -> List[str]:
-    setup_django(out_dir, check_db=False)
     from django.core.management import call_command
     null, out = StringIO(), StringIO()
     call_command("makemigrations", interactive=False, stdout=null)
@@ -112,6 +106,5 @@ def apply_migrations(out_dir: Path=OUTPUT_DIR) -> List[str]:
 
 @enforce_types
 def get_admins(out_dir: Path=OUTPUT_DIR) -> List[str]:
-    setup_django(out_dir, check_db=False)
     from django.contrib.auth.models import User
     return User.objects.filter(is_superuser=True)
diff --git a/archivebox/main.py b/archivebox/main.py
index 66b9248f..c3ffcc0b 100644
--- a/archivebox/main.py
+++ b/archivebox/main.py
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ from .config import (
     check_dependencies,
     check_data_folder,
     write_config_file,
-    setup_django,
     VERSION,
     CODE_LOCATIONS,
     EXTERNAL_LOCATIONS,
@@ -312,7 +311,6 @@ def init(force: bool=False, out_dir: Path=OUTPUT_DIR) -> None:
     else:
         print('\n{green}[+] Building main SQL index and running migrations...{reset}'.format(**ANSI))
     
-    setup_django(out_dir, check_db=False)
     DATABASE_FILE = Path(out_dir) / SQL_INDEX_FILENAME
     print(f'    √ {DATABASE_FILE}')
     print()
@@ -1048,7 +1046,6 @@ def server(runserver_args: Optional[List[str]]=None,
     config.DEBUG = config.DEBUG or debug
 
     check_data_folder(out_dir=out_dir)
-    setup_django(out_dir)
 
     from django.core.management import call_command
     from django.contrib.auth.models import User
@@ -1085,7 +1082,6 @@ def manage(args: Optional[List[str]]=None, out_dir: Path=OUTPUT_DIR) -> None:
     """Run an ArchiveBox Django management command"""
 
     check_data_folder(out_dir=out_dir)
-    setup_django(out_dir)
     from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
 
     if (args and "createsuperuser" in args) and (IN_DOCKER and not IS_TTY):
@@ -1102,7 +1098,6 @@ def shell(out_dir: Path=OUTPUT_DIR) -> None:
 
     check_data_folder(out_dir=out_dir)
 
-    setup_django(OUTPUT_DIR)
     from django.core.management import call_command
     call_command("shell_plus")
 
diff --git a/tests/fixtures.py b/tests/fixtures.py
index 6dd4cb28..cca722f3 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures.py
+++ b/tests/fixtures.py
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ def disable_extractors_dict():
         "SAVE_MEDIA": "false",
         "SAVE_ARCHIVE_DOT_ORG": "false"
     })
-    return env
\ No newline at end of file
+    return env