diff --git a/Dockerfile_migrations b/Dockerfile_db
similarity index 73%
rename from Dockerfile_migrations
rename to Dockerfile_db
index 252ed21..967d446 100644
--- a/Dockerfile_migrations
+++ b/Dockerfile_db
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ ENV TZ=America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
 # Make HTTP request to /migrations/run/v1 endpoint
 CMD ["sh", "-c", "curl -X POST http://ahbcc:${API_PORT}/migrations/run/v1"]
 
+# Make HTTP request to /criteria/init/v1 endpoint
+CMD ["sh", "-c", "curl -X POST http://ahbcc:${API_PORT}/criteria/init/v1"]
+
diff --git a/cmd/api/main.go b/cmd/api/main.go
index f245d3a..578904f 100644
--- a/cmd/api/main.go
+++ b/cmd/api/main.go
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ func main() {
 	scrapperEnqueueCriteria := scrapper.MakeEnqueueCriteria(httpClient, os.Getenv("ENQUEUE_CRITERIA_API_URL"))
 	enqueueCriteria := criteria.MakeEnqueue(selectCriteriaByID, selectLastDayExecutedByCriteriaID, selectExecutionsByStatuses, scrapperEnqueueCriteria)
 
+	initCriteria := criteria.MakeInit(selectExecutionsByStatuses, enqueueCriteria)
+
 	/* --- Router --- */
 	log.Info(ctx, "Initializing router...")
 	router := http.NewServeMux()
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ func main() {
 	router.HandleFunc("POST /migrations/run/v1", migrations.RunHandlerV1(runMigrations))
 	router.HandleFunc("POST /tweets/v1", tweets.InsertHandlerV1(insertTweets))
 	router.HandleFunc("POST /criteria/{criteria_id}/enqueue/v1", criteria.EnqueueHandlerV1(enqueueCriteria))
+	router.HandleFunc("POST /criteria/init/v1", criteria.InitHandlerV1(initCriteria))
 	log.Info(ctx, "Router initialized!")
 
 	/* --- Server --- */
diff --git a/cmd/api/search/criteria/errors.go b/cmd/api/search/criteria/errors.go
index 8d65336..c0f33be 100644
--- a/cmd/api/search/criteria/errors.go
+++ b/cmd/api/search/criteria/errors.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const (
 	InvalidQueryParameterFormat                string = "Invalid query parameter format"
 	FailedToEnqueueCriteria                    string = "Failed to execute enqueue criteria"
 	ExecutionWithSameCriteriaIDAlreadyEnqueued string = "An execution with the same criteria id is already enqueued"
+	FailedToExecuteInitCriteria                string = "Failed to execute init criteria"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/cmd/api/search/criteria/handler.go b/cmd/api/search/criteria/handler.go
index a3154f6..9f78e5b 100644
--- a/cmd/api/search/criteria/handler.go
+++ b/cmd/api/search/criteria/handler.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"ahbcc/internal/log"
 )
 
-// EnqueueHandlerV1 HTTP Handler of the endpoint /criteria/enqueue/v1
+// EnqueueHandlerV1 HTTP Handler of the endpoint /criteria/{criteria_id}/enqueue/v1
 func EnqueueHandlerV1(enqueueCriteria Enqueue) http.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		ctx := r.Context()
@@ -47,3 +47,21 @@ func EnqueueHandlerV1(enqueueCriteria Enqueue) http.HandlerFunc {
 		_, _ = w.Write([]byte("Criteria successfully sent to enqueue"))
 	}
 }
+
+// InitHandlerV1 HTTP Handler of the endpoint /criteria/init/v1
+func InitHandlerV1(init Init) http.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		ctx := r.Context()
+
+		err := init(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error(ctx, err.Error())
+			http.Error(w, FailedToExecuteInitCriteria, http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			return
+		}
+
+		log.Info(ctx, "Criteria successfully initialized and enqueued")
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte("Criteria successfully initialized and enqueued"))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/api/search/criteria/handler_test.go b/cmd/api/search/criteria/handler_test.go
index 0afe91c..8e2796f 100644
--- a/cmd/api/search/criteria/handler_test.go
+++ b/cmd/api/search/criteria/handler_test.go
@@ -105,3 +105,35 @@ func TestEnqueueHandlerV1_failsWhenEnqueueCriteriaThrowsError(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, want, got)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestInitHandlerV1_success(t *testing.T) {
+	mockInit := criteria.MockInit(nil)
+
+	mockResponseWriter := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	mockRequest, _ := http.NewRequestWithContext(context.Background(), http.MethodPost, "/criteria/init", http.NoBody)
+
+	handlerV1 := criteria.InitHandlerV1(mockInit)
+
+	handlerV1(mockResponseWriter, mockRequest)
+
+	want := http.StatusOK
+	got := mockResponseWriter.Result().StatusCode
+
+	assert.Equal(t, want, got)
+}
+
+func TestInitHandlerV1_failsWhenInitThrowsError(t *testing.T) {
+	mockInit := criteria.MockInit(errors.New("failed while executing init criteria"))
+
+	mockResponseWriter := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	mockRequest, _ := http.NewRequestWithContext(context.Background(), http.MethodPost, "/criteria/init", http.NoBody)
+
+	handlerV1 := criteria.InitHandlerV1(mockInit)
+
+	handlerV1(mockResponseWriter, mockRequest)
+
+	want := http.StatusInternalServerError
+	got := mockResponseWriter.Result().StatusCode
+
+	assert.Equal(t, want, got)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/api/search/criteria/init.go b/cmd/api/search/criteria/init.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3966977
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/api/search/criteria/init.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package criteria
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"ahbcc/internal/log"
+)
+
+// Init retrieves all the criteria in a 'PENDING' or 'IN PROGRESS' state and executes an enqueue of each one
+type Init func(ctx context.Context) error
+
+// MakeInit creates a new Init
+func MakeInit(selectExecutionsByStatuses SelectExecutionsByStatuses, enqueue Enqueue) Init {
+	return func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		executionsDAO, err := selectExecutionsByStatuses(ctx, []string{PendingStatus, InProgressStatus})
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error(ctx, err.Error())
+			return FailedToExecuteSelectExecutionsByStatuses
+		}
+
+		for _, execution := range executionsDAO {
+			err = enqueue(ctx, execution.SearchCriteriaID, true)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Error(ctx, err.Error())
+				return FailedToExecuteEnqueueCriteria
+			}
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/api/search/criteria/init_test.go b/cmd/api/search/criteria/init_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..271a7ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/api/search/criteria/init_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package criteria_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
+	"ahbcc/cmd/api/search/criteria"
+)
+
+func TestInit_success(t *testing.T) {
+	mockExecutionsDAO := criteria.MockExecutionsDAO()
+	mockSelectExecutionsByStatuses := criteria.MockSelectExecutionsByStatuses(mockExecutionsDAO, nil)
+	mockEnqueue := criteria.MockEnqueue(nil)
+
+	init := criteria.MakeInit(mockSelectExecutionsByStatuses, mockEnqueue)
+
+	got := init(context.Background())
+
+	assert.Nil(t, got)
+}
+
+func TestInit_failsWhenSelectExecutionsByStatusesThrowsError(t *testing.T) {
+	mockSelectExecutionsByStatuses := criteria.MockSelectExecutionsByStatuses(nil, errors.New("failed while executing select executions by statuses"))
+	mockEnqueue := criteria.MockEnqueue(nil)
+
+	init := criteria.MakeInit(mockSelectExecutionsByStatuses, mockEnqueue)
+
+	want := criteria.FailedToExecuteSelectExecutionsByStatuses
+	got := init(context.Background())
+
+	assert.Equal(t, want, got)
+}
+
+func TestInit_failsWhenEnqueueThrowsError(t *testing.T) {
+	mockExecutionsDAO := criteria.MockExecutionsDAO()
+	mockSelectExecutionsByStatuses := criteria.MockSelectExecutionsByStatuses(mockExecutionsDAO, nil)
+	mockEnqueue := criteria.MockEnqueue(errors.New("failed while executing enqueue"))
+
+	init := criteria.MakeInit(mockSelectExecutionsByStatuses, mockEnqueue)
+
+	want := criteria.FailedToExecuteEnqueueCriteria
+	got := init(context.Background())
+
+	assert.Equal(t, want, got)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/api/search/criteria/mocks.go b/cmd/api/search/criteria/mocks.go
index a0854fc..132bbe0 100644
--- a/cmd/api/search/criteria/mocks.go
+++ b/cmd/api/search/criteria/mocks.go
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ func MockEnqueue(err error) Enqueue {
 	}
 }
 
+// MockInit mocks Init function
+func MockInit(err error) Init {
+	return func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		return err
+	}
+}
+
 // MockCriteriaDAO mocks a criteria.DAO
 func MockCriteriaDAO() DAO {
 	return DAO{
diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index e9b1da9..27b5c32 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ services:
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 5
 
-  migrations:
+  db_initializer:
     image: alpine:latest
     build:
       context: .
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile_migrations
-    container_name: migrations
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile_db
+    container_name: db_initializer
     environment:
       API_PORT: ${APP_INTERNAL_PORT:-4001}
     env_file: