diff --git a/.changeset/fuzzy-months-study.md b/.changeset/fuzzy-months-study.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..024349f90b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fuzzy-months-study.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-auth-backend': patch
+---
+
+Fixed a bug in auth plugin on the backend where it ignores the skip migration database options when using the database provider.
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/DatabaseKeyStore.test.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/DatabaseKeyStore.test.ts
index fa7b251780..da67a2f88f 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/DatabaseKeyStore.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/DatabaseKeyStore.test.ts
@@ -14,10 +14,22 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import Knex from 'knex';
+import Knex, { Knex as KnexType } from 'knex';
 import { DatabaseKeyStore } from './DatabaseKeyStore';
 import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
 
+function createDatabaseManager(
+  client: KnexType,
+  skipMigrations: boolean = false,
+) {
+  return {
+    getClient: async () => client,
+    migrations: {
+      skip: skipMigrations,
+    },
+  };
+}
+
 function createDB() {
   const knex = Knex({
     client: 'better-sqlite3',
@@ -38,8 +50,10 @@ const keyBase = {
 
 describe('DatabaseKeyStore', () => {
   it('should store a key', async () => {
-    const database = createDB();
-    const store = await DatabaseKeyStore.create({ database });
+    const client = createDB();
+    const store = await DatabaseKeyStore.create({
+      database: createDatabaseManager(client),
+    });
 
     const key = {
       kid: '123',
@@ -59,8 +73,10 @@ describe('DatabaseKeyStore', () => {
   });
 
   it('should remove stored keys', async () => {
-    const database = createDB();
-    const store = await DatabaseKeyStore.create({ database });
+    const client = createDB();
+    const store = await DatabaseKeyStore.create({
+      database: createDatabaseManager(client),
+    });
 
     const key1 = { kid: '1', ...keyBase };
     const key2 = { kid: '2', ...keyBase };
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/DatabaseKeyStore.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/DatabaseKeyStore.ts
index 6bae1f4412..8039837469 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/DatabaseKeyStore.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/DatabaseKeyStore.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { resolvePackagePath } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import {
+  PluginDatabaseManager,
+  resolvePackagePath,
+} from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { Knex } from 'knex';
 import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
 import { AnyJWK, KeyStore, StoredKey } from './types';
@@ -33,7 +36,7 @@ type Row = {
 };
 
 type Options = {
-  database: Knex;
+  database: PluginDatabaseManager;
 };
 
 const parseDate = (date: string | Date) => {
@@ -54,29 +57,32 @@ const parseDate = (date: string | Date) => {
 export class DatabaseKeyStore implements KeyStore {
   static async create(options: Options): Promise<DatabaseKeyStore> {
     const { database } = options;
+    const client = await database.getClient();
 
-    await database.migrate.latest({
-      directory: migrationsDir,
-    });
+    if (!database.migrations?.skip) {
+      await client.migrate.latest({
+        directory: migrationsDir,
+      });
+    }
 
-    return new DatabaseKeyStore(options);
+    return new DatabaseKeyStore(client);
   }
 
-  private readonly database: Knex;
+  private readonly client: Knex;
 
-  private constructor(options: Options) {
-    this.database = options.database;
+  private constructor(client: Knex) {
+    this.client = client;
   }
 
   async addKey(key: AnyJWK): Promise<void> {
-    await this.database<Row>(TABLE).insert({
+    await this.client<Row>(TABLE).insert({
       kid: key.kid,
       key: JSON.stringify(key),
     });
   }
 
   async listKeys(): Promise<{ items: StoredKey[] }> {
-    const rows = await this.database<Row>(TABLE).select();
+    const rows = await this.client<Row>(TABLE).select();
 
     return {
       items: rows.map(row => ({
@@ -87,6 +93,6 @@ export class DatabaseKeyStore implements KeyStore {
   }
 
   async removeKeys(kids: string[]): Promise<void> {
-    await this.database(TABLE).delete().whereIn('kid', kids);
+    await this.client(TABLE).delete().whereIn('kid', kids);
   }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/KeyStores.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/KeyStores.ts
index 3d238adba9..e29b4b6fc4 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/KeyStores.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/KeyStores.ts
@@ -53,9 +53,7 @@ export class KeyStores {
         throw new Error('This KeyStore provider requires a database');
       }
 
-      return await DatabaseKeyStore.create({
-        database: await database.getClient(),
-      });
+      return await DatabaseKeyStore.create({ database });
     }
 
     if (provider === 'memory') {