diff --git a/tests/test_docker.sh b/tests/test_docker.sh
index 30a27dad..ced9b182 100755
--- a/tests/test_docker.sh
+++ b/tests/test_docker.sh
@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@ cd project_name
 
 # run the project's tests
 docker-compose -f dev.yml run django python manage.py test
+
+# return non-zero status code if there are migrations that have not been created
+docker-compose -f dev.yml run django python manage.py makemigrations --dry-run --check || { echo "ERROR: there were changes in the models, but migration listed above have not been created and are not saved in version control"; exit 1; }