diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 6930daf368..4f8705f384 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,31 +1,34 @@
-notaryserver:
+server:
   build: .
   dockerfile: server.Dockerfile
   links:
-    - notarymysql
-    - notarysigner
+    - mysql
+    - signer
+    - signer:notarysigner
   environment:
-    - SERVICE_NAME=notaryserver
+    - SERVICE_NAME=notary_server
   ports:
     - "8080"
     - "4443:4443"
   entrypoint: /bin/bash
   command: -c "./migrations/migrate.sh && notary-server -config=fixtures/server-config.json"
-notarysigner:
+signer:
   build: .
   dockerfile: signer.Dockerfile
   links:
-    - notarymysql
+    - mysql
   environment:
-    - SERVICE_NAME=notarysigner
+    - SERVICE_NAME=notary_signer
   entrypoint: /bin/bash
   command: -c "./migrations/migrate.sh && notary-signer -config=fixtures/signer-config.json"
-notarymysql:
+mysql:
   volumes:
     - ./notarymysql/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d
-    - notarydata:/var/lib/mysql
+    - notary_data:/var/lib/mysql
   image: mariadb:10.1.10
   ports:
     - "3306:3306"
   environment:
+    - TERM=dumb
     - MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD="true"
+  command: mysqld --innodb_file_per_table
diff --git a/fixtures/server-config.json b/fixtures/server-config.json
index 24c251234a..67fe2d762d 100644
--- a/fixtures/server-config.json
+++ b/fixtures/server-config.json
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@
 	},
 	"storage": {
 		"backend": "mysql",
-		"db_url": "server@tcp(notarymysql:3306)/notaryserver?parseTime=True"
+		"db_url": "server@tcp(mysql:3306)/notaryserver?parseTime=True"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/fixtures/signer-config.json b/fixtures/signer-config.json
index b6be189151..2af789a8dc 100644
--- a/fixtures/signer-config.json
+++ b/fixtures/signer-config.json
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
 	},
 	"storage": {
 		"backend": "mysql",
-		"db_url": "signer@tcp(notarymysql:3306)/notarysigner?parseTime=True"
+		"db_url": "signer@tcp(mysql:3306)/notarysigner?parseTime=True"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/migrations/migrate.sh b/migrations/migrate.sh
index 4bd9fbebb5..adb4c3db11 100755
--- a/migrations/migrate.sh
+++ b/migrations/migrate.sh
@@ -6,30 +6,54 @@
 iter=0
 
 case $SERVICE_NAME in
-	notaryserver)
+	notary_server)
 		# have to poll for DB to come up
-		until migrate -path=migrations/server/mysql -url="mysql://server@tcp(notarymysql:3306)/notaryserver" up
+		until migrate -path=migrations/server/mysql -url="mysql://server@tcp(mysql:3306)/notaryserver" version > /dev/null
 		do
 			((iter++))
 			if (( iter > 30 )); then
+				echo "notaryserver database failed to come up within 30 seconds"
 				exit 1;
 			fi
 			echo "waiting for notarymysql to come up."
 			sleep 1
 		done
-		echo "notaryserver database migrated to latest version"
+		pre=$(migrate -path=migrations/server/mysql -url="mysql://server@tcp(mysql:3306)/notaryserver" version)
+		if migrate -path=migrations/server/mysql -url="mysql://server@tcp(mysql:3306)/notaryserver" up ; then
+			post=$(migrate -path=migrations/server/mysql -url="mysql://server@tcp(mysql:3306)/notaryserver" version)
+			if [ "$pre" != "$post" ]; then
+				echo "notaryserver database migrated to latest version"
+			else
+				echo "notaryserver database already at latest version"
+			fi
+		else
+			echo "notaryserver database migration failed"
+			exit 1
+		fi
 		;;
-	notarysigner)
+	notary_signer)
 		# have to poll for DB to come up
-		until migrate -path=migrations/signer/mysql -url="mysql://signer@tcp(notarymysql:3306)/notarysigner" up 
+		until migrate -path=migrations/signer/mysql -url="mysql://signer@tcp(mysql:3306)/notarysigner" version > /dev/null
 		do
 			((iter++))
 			if (( iter > 30 )); then
+				echo "notarysigner database failed to come up within 30 seconds"
 				exit 1;
 			fi
 			echo "waiting for notarymysql to come up."
 			sleep 1
 		done
-		echo "notarysigner database migrated to latest version"
+		pre=$(migrate -path=migrations/signer/mysql -url="mysql://signer@tcp(mysql:3306)/notarysigner" version)
+		if migrate -path=migrations/signer/mysql -url="mysql://signer@tcp(mysql:3306)/notarysigner" up ; then 
+			post=$(migrate -path=migrations/signer/mysql -url="mysql://signer@tcp(mysql:3306)/notarysigner" version)
+			if [ "$pre" != "$post" ]; then
+				echo "notarysigner database migrated to latest version"
+			else
+				echo "notarysigner database already at latest version"
+			fi
+		else
+			echo "notarysigner database migration failed"
+			exit 1
+		fi
 		;;
 esac
diff --git a/notarymysql/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/initial-notaryserver.sql b/notarymysql/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/initial-notaryserver.sql
index 63e5f511ed..0cc1e9b221 100644
--- a/notarymysql/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/initial-notaryserver.sql
+++ b/notarymysql/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/initial-notaryserver.sql
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS `notaryserver`;
 
 CREATE USER "server"@"%" IDENTIFIED BY "";
 
-GRANT 
+GRANT
 	ALL PRIVILEGES ON `notaryserver`.* 
 	TO "server"@"%";
diff --git a/notarymysql/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/initial-notarysigner.sql b/notarymysql/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/initial-notarysigner.sql
index f2d9a0bd30..1e985d81c7 100644
--- a/notarymysql/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/initial-notarysigner.sql
+++ b/notarymysql/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/initial-notarysigner.sql
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS `notarysigner`;
 
 CREATE USER "signer"@"%" IDENTIFIED BY "";
 
-GRANT 
+GRANT
 	ALL PRIVILEGES ON `notarysigner`.* 
 	TO "signer"@"%";