diff --git a/archivebox/manage.py b/archivebox/manage.py
index 413a4cfb..6e8c578a 100755
--- a/archivebox/manage.py
+++ b/archivebox/manage.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     # versions of ./manage.py commands whenever possible. When that's not possible
     # (e.g. makemigrations), you can comment out this check temporarily
 
-    if not ('makemigrations' in sys.argv or 'migrate' in sys.argv or 'startapp' in sys.argv):
+    if not ('makemigrations' in sys.argv or 'migrate' in sys.argv or 'startapp' in sys.argv or 'squashmigrations' in sys.argv):
         print("[X] Don't run ./manage.py directly (unless you are a developer running makemigrations):")
         print()
         print('    Hint: Use these archivebox CLI commands instead of the ./manage.py equivalents:')