diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index de1ab49..135e78b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ RUN npm ci --omit=dev && npm cache clean --force
 # Copy built backend (to /app/backend/dist)
 COPY --from=backend-builder /app/backend/dist ./dist
 
+# Copy migrations (SQL files needed at runtime)
+COPY --from=backend-builder /app/backend/src/migrations ./src/migrations
+
 # Copy built frontend (to /app/frontend/dist)
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY --from=frontend-builder /app/frontend/dist ./frontend/dist
diff --git a/backend/src/config/database.ts b/backend/src/config/database.ts
index d8534d0..cfe6cd2 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/database.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config/database.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ export const initializeDatabase = async () => {
 export const runMigrations = async () => {
   console.log('🔄 Running migrations...');
   try {
-    const migrationsDir = path.join(__dirname, '../migrations');
+    // In compiled JS, __dirname is /app/backend/dist/config
+    // We need to go up to /app/backend and then into src/migrations
+    const migrationsDir = path.join(__dirname, '../../src/migrations');
     const files = fs.readdirSync(migrationsDir)
       .filter(f => f.endsWith('.sql'))
       .sort();