diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index dbd8d18..59621d8 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
-4.4.1 (2018-10-18)
+4.4.1 (2018-10-24)
 ------------------
 
 - Add a German translation
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ Changes
 - pin prospector to 0.12.11, and pin astroid to 1.6.5
   [hsiaoyi0504]
 
+- fix missing migration and add check to prevent it happening again.
+  [markddavidoff]
+
 4.4.0 (2018-05-26)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/axes/migrations/0004_auto_20181024_1538.py b/axes/migrations/0004_auto_20181024_1538.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..266f5d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/axes/migrations/0004_auto_20181024_1538.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by Django 1.11.16 on 2018-10-24 22:38
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('axes', '0003_auto_20160322_0929'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterModelOptions(
+            name='accessattempt',
+            options={'verbose_name': 'access attempt', 'verbose_name_plural': 'access attempts'},
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterModelOptions(
+            name='accesslog',
+            options={'verbose_name': 'access log', 'verbose_name_plural': 'access logs'},
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='accessattempt',
+            name='attempt_time',
+            field=models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True, verbose_name='Attempt Time'),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='accessattempt',
+            name='user_agent',
+            field=models.CharField(db_index=True, max_length=255, verbose_name='User Agent'),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='accessattempt',
+            name='username',
+            field=models.CharField(db_index=True, max_length=255, null=True, verbose_name='Username'),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='accesslog',
+            name='attempt_time',
+            field=models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True, verbose_name='Attempt Time'),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='accesslog',
+            name='logout_time',
+            field=models.DateTimeField(blank=True, null=True, verbose_name='Logout Time'),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='accesslog',
+            name='user_agent',
+            field=models.CharField(db_index=True, max_length=255, verbose_name='User Agent'),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='accesslog',
+            name='username',
+            field=models.CharField(db_index=True, max_length=255, null=True, verbose_name='Username'),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/axes/tests/test_models.py b/axes/tests/test_models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d6df4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/axes/tests/test_models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+from django.test import TestCase
+
+
+class MigrationsCheck(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        from django.utils import translation
+        self.saved_locale = translation.get_language()
+        translation.deactivate_all()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        if self.saved_locale is not None:
+            from django.utils import translation
+            translation.activate(self.saved_locale)
+
+    def test_missing_migrations(self):
+        from django.db import connection
+        from django.apps.registry import apps
+        from django.db.migrations.executor import MigrationExecutor
+        executor = MigrationExecutor(connection)
+        from django.db.migrations.autodetector import MigrationAutodetector
+        from django.db.migrations.state import ProjectState
+        autodetector = MigrationAutodetector(
+            executor.loader.project_state(),
+            ProjectState.from_apps(apps),
+        )
+        changes = autodetector.changes(graph=executor.loader.graph)
+        self.assertEqual({}, changes)
diff --git a/manage.py b/manage.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..154db24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manage.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import os
+import sys
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "axes.test_settings")
+
+    from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
+
+    execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)