diff --git a/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/db/migrate.go b/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/db/migrate.go
index bad9eb0..b3ea5e3 100644
--- a/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/db/migrate.go
+++ b/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/db/migrate.go
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func moveRecipients(source *sql.DB, dest *sql.DB) error {
 	}
 
 	// start new rowids one above the current max value
-	_, err = dest.Exec("SELECT setval(pg_get_serial_sequence('signald_recipients', 'rowid', (SELECT MAX(rowid) FROM signald_recipients)+1);")
+	_, err = dest.Exec("SELECT setval(pg_get_serial_sequence('signald_recipients', 'rowid'), (SELECT MAX(rowid) FROM signald_recipients)+1)")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ func moveGroups(source *sql.DB, dest *sql.DB) error {
 	}
 
 	// start new rowids one above the current max value
-	_, err = dest.Exec("SELECT setval(pg_get_serial_sequence('signald_groups', 'rowid', (SELECT MAX(rowid) FROM signald_groups)+1);")
+	_, err = dest.Exec("SELECT setval(pg_get_serial_sequence('signald_groups', 'rowid'), (SELECT MAX(rowid) FROM signald_groups)+1)")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}