diff --git a/awx/main/migrations/0124_event_partitions.py b/awx/main/migrations/0124_event_partitions.py
index 554d9cb6b3..3ca20730fb 100644
--- a/awx/main/migrations/0124_event_partitions.py
+++ b/awx/main/migrations/0124_event_partitions.py
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ def migrate_event_data(apps, schema_editor):
                 f'PARTITION OF {tblname} '
                 f'FOR VALUES FROM (\'2000-01-01 00:00:00.000000+00\') to (\'2021-02-01 00:00:00.000000+00\');'
             )
+            # .. as well as a tmp partition for all future events (just for testing)
+            cursor.execute(
+                f'CREATE TABLE {tblname}_part1 '
+                f'PARTITION OF {tblname} '
+                f'FOR VALUES FROM (\'2021-02-01 00:00:00.000000+00\') to (\'2022-01-01 00:00:00.000000+00\');'
+            )
 
             # copy over all job events into partitioned table
             cursor.execute(