diff --git a/dbsettings/management.py b/dbsettings/management.py
index a9bea9f..6163232 100644
--- a/dbsettings/management.py
+++ b/dbsettings/management.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from django.db.models.signals import post_syncdb
+from django.db.models.signals import post_migrate
 
 
 def mk_permissions(permissions, appname, verbosity):
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ def handler(sender, **kwargs):
         mk_permissions([permission], app_label, 0)
 
 
-post_syncdb.connect(handler)
+post_migrate.connect(handler)
diff --git a/dbsettings/utils.py b/dbsettings/utils.py
index 1fc313a..c2a09d2 100644
--- a/dbsettings/utils.py
+++ b/dbsettings/utils.py
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ def install_settings(app, created_models, verbosity=2, **kwargs):
                 except:
                     raise ImproperlyConfigured("%s requires dbsettings." % app_label)
 
-    signals.post_syncdb.connect(install_settings, sender=app, weak=False)
+    signals.post_migrate.connect(install_settings, sender=app, weak=False)