diff --git a/base/forms.py b/base/forms.py
index 4eff4b599..0608585a3 100644
--- a/base/forms.py
+++ b/base/forms.py
@@ -357,7 +357,6 @@ class UserGroupForm(ModelForm):
 
     try:
         permissions = forms.MultipleChoiceField(
-            choices=[(perm.codename, perm.name) for perm in Permission.objects.all()],
             required=False,
             error_messages={
                 "required": "Please choose a permission.",
@@ -374,6 +373,16 @@ class UserGroupForm(ModelForm):
         model = Group
         fields = ["name", "permissions"]
 
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        try:
+            self.fields["permissions"].choices = [
+                (perm.codename, perm.name) for perm in Permission.objects.all()
+            ]
+        except Exception:
+            # Safe fallback when DB is not ready
+            self.fields["permissions"].choices = []
+
     def save(self, commit=True):
         """
         ModelForm save override
@@ -481,7 +490,6 @@ class AssignPermission(Form):
     )
     try:
         permissions = forms.MultipleChoiceField(
-            choices=[(perm.codename, perm.name) for perm in Permission.objects.all()],
             error_messages={
                 "required": "Please choose a permission.",
             },
@@ -493,6 +501,15 @@ class AssignPermission(Form):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         reload_queryset(self.fields)
 
+        # Dynamically load permission choices only when DB is ready
+        try:
+            self.fields["permissions"].choices = [
+                (perm.codename, perm.name) for perm in Permission.objects.all()
+            ]
+        except Exception:
+            # Fallback in case the DB isn't ready yet
+            self.fields["permissions"].choices = []
+
     def clean(self):
         emps = self.data.getlist("employee")
         if emps:
@@ -1290,13 +1307,6 @@ class EmployeeShiftForm(ModelForm):
         fields = "__all__"
         exclude = ["days", "is_active", "weekly_full_time", "full_time"]
 
-    def clean(self):
-        full_time = self.data["full_time"]
-        validate_time_format(full_time)
-        full_time = self.data["weekly_full_time"]
-        validate_time_format(full_time)
-        return super().clean()
-
 
 class EmployeeShiftScheduleUpdateForm(ModelForm):
     """
diff --git a/base/signals.py b/base/signals.py
index 88fac6d85..4e4182393 100644
--- a/base/signals.py
+++ b/base/signals.py
@@ -111,6 +111,26 @@ def create_shift_days(sender, **kwargs):
         )
 
 
+@receiver(post_migrate)
+def create_shift_days(sender, **kwargs):
+    from base.models import EmployeeShiftDay
+
+    if not EmployeeShiftDay.objects.exists():
+        days = [
+            ("monday", "Monday"),
+            ("tuesday", "Tuesday"),
+            ("wednesday", "Wednesday"),
+            ("thursday", "Thursday"),
+            ("friday", "Friday"),
+            ("saturday", "Saturday"),
+            ("sunday", "Sunday"),
+        ]
+
+        EmployeeShiftDay.objects.bulk_create(
+            [EmployeeShiftDay(day=day[0]) for day in days]
+        )
+
+
 @receiver(m2m_changed, sender=Announcement.employees.through)
 def filtered_employees(sender, instance, action, **kwargs):
     """