diff --git a/pytest_django/fixtures.py b/pytest_django/fixtures.py
index 0c8606f26..94d77dd24 100644
--- a/pytest_django/fixtures.py
+++ b/pytest_django/fixtures.py
@@ -155,16 +155,18 @@ class ResetSequenceTestCase(django_case):
 
 def _disable_native_migrations():
     from django.conf import settings
-    from django.core.management.commands.migrate import Command
+    from django.core.management.commands import migrate
 
     from .migrations import DisableMigrations
 
     settings.MIGRATION_MODULES = DisableMigrations()
 
-    def migrate_noop(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        pass
+    class MigrateSilentCommand(migrate.Command):
+        def handle(self, *args, **kwargs):
+            kwargs["verbosity"] = 0
+            return super(MigrateSilentCommand, self).handle(*args, **kwargs)
 
-    Command.handle = migrate_noop
+    migrate.Command = MigrateSilentCommand
 
 
 # ############### User visible fixtures ################
diff --git a/tests/test_db_setup.py b/tests/test_db_setup.py
index de64c793e..2ce4b6430 100644
--- a/tests/test_db_setup.py
+++ b/tests/test_db_setup.py
@@ -327,7 +327,8 @@ def test_no_migrations(self, django_testdir):
 
             @pytest.mark.django_db
             def test_inner_migrations():
-                pass
+                from .app.models import Item
+                Item.objects.create()
         """
         )
 
@@ -340,11 +341,11 @@ def test_inner_migrations():
         )
 
         result = django_testdir.runpytest_subprocess(
-            "--nomigrations", "--tb=short", "-vv",
+            "--nomigrations", "--tb=short", "-vv", "-s",
         )
         assert result.ret == 0
         assert "Operations to perform:" not in result.stdout.str()
-        result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["*test_inner_migrations*PASSED*"])
+        result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["*= 1 passed in *"])
 
     def test_migrations_run(self, django_testdir):
         testdir = django_testdir
@@ -354,7 +355,8 @@ def test_migrations_run(self, django_testdir):
 
             @pytest.mark.django_db
             def test_inner_migrations():
-                pass
+                from .app.models import Item
+                Item.objects.create()
             """
         )