diff --git a/vochain/indexer/migrations/0016_dummy.sql b/vochain/indexer/migrations/0016_dummy.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..358e65d31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vochain/indexer/migrations/0016_dummy.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+-- +goose Up
+-- intentionally does nothing
+
+-- This is a no-op command in SQLite, used just to have a valid SQL statement.
+SELECT 1;