diff --git a/docker/prod/seeder b/docker/prod/seeder
index 751ba6dec91..acd9455acf0 100755
--- a/docker/prod/seeder
+++ b/docker/prod/seeder
@@ -3,12 +3,19 @@
 OUTPUT=$(echo "\dt" | psql `echo $DATABASE_URL | cut -d? -f1` 2>&1)
 
 if [[ "$OUTPUT" = "No relations found." ]]; then
-	echo "Initialising database and running seed..."
-	DISABLE_DATABASE_ENVIRONMENT_CHECK=1 bundle exec rake db:structure:load db:seed
+	echo "Initialising database"
+	DISABLE_DATABASE_ENVIRONMENT_CHECK=1 bundle exec rake db:structure:load
 else
-	echo "Executing database migration and database seed..."
+	echo "Executing database migrations..."
 	bundle exec rake db:migrate
-	bundle exec rake db:seed
+fi
+
+echo "Executing database seed..."
+bundle exec rake db:seed
+SEED_STATUS=$?
+if [ $SEED_STATUS -ne 0 ]; then
+	echo "Database seed failed with status $SEED_STATUS"
+	exit $SEED_STATUS
 fi
 
 if [ "$1" = "--set" ]; then