diff --git a/cmd/api/src/bootstrap/initializer.go b/cmd/api/src/bootstrap/initializer.go
index 9122e6ae1c..bc3c8e94e9 100644
--- a/cmd/api/src/bootstrap/initializer.go
+++ b/cmd/api/src/bootstrap/initializer.go
@@ -36,15 +36,18 @@ type DatabaseConstructor[DBType database.Database, GraphType graph.Database] fun
 type InitializerLogic[DBType database.Database, GraphType graph.Database] func(ctx context.Context, cfg config.Configuration, databaseConnections DatabaseConnections[DBType, GraphType]) ([]daemons.Daemon, error)
 
 type Initializer[DBType database.Database, GraphType graph.Database] struct {
-	Configuration config.Configuration
-	Entrypoint    InitializerLogic[DBType, GraphType]
+	Configuration       config.Configuration
+	PreMigrationDaemons InitializerLogic[DBType, GraphType]
+	Entrypoint          InitializerLogic[DBType, GraphType]
 	DBConnector   DatabaseConstructor[DBType, GraphType]
 }
 
 func (s Initializer[DBType, GraphType]) Launch(parentCtx context.Context, handleSignals bool) error {
 	var (
-		ctx           = parentCtx
-		daemonManager = daemons.NewManager(DefaultServerShutdownTimeout)
+		ctx                 = parentCtx
+		daemonManager       = daemons.NewManager(DefaultServerShutdownTimeout)
+		databaseConnections DatabaseConnections[DBType, GraphType]
+		err                 error
 	)
 
 	if handleSignals {
@@ -59,15 +62,26 @@ func (s Initializer[DBType, GraphType]) Launch(parentCtx context.Context, handle
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to ensure server directories: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if databaseConnections, err := s.DBConnector(ctx, s.Configuration); err != nil {
+	if databaseConnections, err = s.DBConnector(ctx, s.Configuration); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to databases: %w", err)
-	} else if daemonInstances, err := s.Entrypoint(ctx, s.Configuration, databaseConnections); err != nil {
+	}
+	// Ensure that the database instances are closed once we're ready to exit regardless
+	defer databaseConnections.RDMS.Close(ctx)
+	defer databaseConnections.Graph.Close(ctx)
+
+	// Daemons that start prior to blocking db migration
+	if s.PreMigrationDaemons != nil {
+		if daemonInstances, err := s.PreMigrationDaemons(ctx, s.Configuration, databaseConnections); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to start services: %w", err)
+		} else {
+			daemonManager.Start(ctx, daemonInstances...)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Daemons that start after blocking db migration
+	if daemonInstances, err := s.Entrypoint(ctx, s.Configuration, databaseConnections); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to start services: %w", err)
 	} else {
-		// Ensure that the database instances are closed once we're ready to exit regardless of p
-		defer databaseConnections.RDMS.Close(ctx)
-		defer databaseConnections.Graph.Close(ctx)
-
 		daemonManager.Start(ctx, daemonInstances...)
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/api/src/cmd/bhapi/main.go b/cmd/api/src/cmd/bhapi/main.go
index a7193ab0e9..b69f7e4979 100644
--- a/cmd/api/src/cmd/bhapi/main.go
+++ b/cmd/api/src/cmd/bhapi/main.go
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ func main() {
 		initializer := bootstrap.Initializer[*database.BloodhoundDB, *graph.DatabaseSwitch]{
 			Configuration: cfg,
 			DBConnector:   services.ConnectDatabases,
+			PreMigrationDaemons: services.PreMigrationDaemons,
 			Entrypoint:    services.Entrypoint,
 		}
 
diff --git a/cmd/api/src/daemons/api/toolapi/api.go b/cmd/api/src/daemons/api/toolapi/api.go
index 64e1e13034..4f5aa7bc15 100644
--- a/cmd/api/src/daemons/api/toolapi/api.go
+++ b/cmd/api/src/daemons/api/toolapi/api.go
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ func NewDaemon[DBType database.Database](ctx context.Context, connections bootst
 		}
 	})
 
+	// Health endpoint that is online even during migrations
+	router.Get("/health", func(response http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		response.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	})
+
 	router.Get("/logging", tools.GetLoggingDetails)
 	router.Put("/logging", tools.PutLoggingDetails)
 
diff --git a/cmd/api/src/services/entrypoint.go b/cmd/api/src/services/entrypoint.go
index fdeff5a596..9f82247af5 100644
--- a/cmd/api/src/services/entrypoint.go
+++ b/cmd/api/src/services/entrypoint.go
@@ -21,17 +21,15 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
-	schema "github.com/specterops/bloodhound/graphschema"
-	"github.com/specterops/bloodhound/log"
-	"github.com/specterops/bloodhound/src/bootstrap"
-	"github.com/specterops/bloodhound/src/queries"
-
 	"github.com/specterops/bloodhound/cache"
 	"github.com/specterops/bloodhound/dawgs/graph"
+	schema "github.com/specterops/bloodhound/graphschema"
+	"github.com/specterops/bloodhound/log"
 	"github.com/specterops/bloodhound/src/api"
 	"github.com/specterops/bloodhound/src/api/registration"
 	"github.com/specterops/bloodhound/src/api/router"
 	"github.com/specterops/bloodhound/src/auth"
+	"github.com/specterops/bloodhound/src/bootstrap"
 	"github.com/specterops/bloodhound/src/config"
 	"github.com/specterops/bloodhound/src/daemons"
 	"github.com/specterops/bloodhound/src/daemons/api/bhapi"
@@ -40,6 +38,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/specterops/bloodhound/src/daemons/gc"
 	"github.com/specterops/bloodhound/src/database"
 	"github.com/specterops/bloodhound/src/model/appcfg"
+	"github.com/specterops/bloodhound/src/queries"
 )
 
 // ConnectPostgres initializes a connection to PG, and returns errors if any
@@ -67,6 +66,13 @@ func ConnectDatabases(ctx context.Context, cfg config.Configuration) (bootstrap.
 	}
 }
 
+// PreMigrationDaemons Word of caution: These daemons will be launched prior to any migration starting
+func PreMigrationDaemons(ctx context.Context, cfg config.Configuration, connections bootstrap.DatabaseConnections[*database.BloodhoundDB, *graph.DatabaseSwitch]) ([]daemons.Daemon, error) {
+	return []daemons.Daemon{
+		toolapi.NewDaemon(ctx, connections, cfg, schema.DefaultGraphSchema()),
+	}, nil
+}
+
 func Entrypoint(ctx context.Context, cfg config.Configuration, connections bootstrap.DatabaseConnections[*database.BloodhoundDB, *graph.DatabaseSwitch]) ([]daemons.Daemon, error) {
 	if !cfg.DisableMigrations {
 		if err := bootstrap.MigrateDB(ctx, cfg, connections.RDMS); err != nil {
@@ -111,7 +117,6 @@ func Entrypoint(ctx context.Context, cfg config.Configuration, connections boots
 
 		return []daemons.Daemon{
 			bhapi.NewDaemon(cfg, routerInst.Handler()),
-			toolapi.NewDaemon(ctx, connections, cfg, schema.DefaultGraphSchema()),
 			gc.NewDataPruningDaemon(connections.RDMS),
 			datapipeDaemon,
 		}, nil