diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index fb826e3..0530494 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ WORKDIR /app
 # Only `.output` folder is needed from the build stage
 COPY --from=build /app/.output/ ./
 
+# Copy drizzle migrations folder
+COPY --from=build /app/drizzle/ ./drizzle/
+
 # Change the port and host
 ENV PORT=80
 ENV HOST=0.0.0.0
diff --git a/app/lib/db/migrate.ts b/app/lib/db/migrate.ts
index 2b3968c..859595c 100644
--- a/app/lib/db/migrate.ts
+++ b/app/lib/db/migrate.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { migrate } from "drizzle-orm/neon-http/migrator";
 import { drizzle } from "drizzle-orm/neon-http";
 import * as schema from "./schema";
+import { join } from "path";
+import { existsSync } from "fs";
 
 export async function runMigrations() {
   if (!process.env.DATABASE_URL) {
@@ -9,8 +11,20 @@ export async function runMigrations() {
 
   try {
     const db = drizzle(process.env.DATABASE_URL, { schema });
-    console.log("[DB] Running migrations...");
-    await migrate(db, { migrationsFolder: "./drizzle" });
+    
+    // Determine the correct migrations folder path
+    // In development: ./drizzle from project root
+    // In production (Docker): /app/drizzle
+    let migrationsFolder = "./drizzle";
+    
+    if (existsSync("/app/drizzle/meta/_journal.json")) {
+      migrationsFolder = "/app/drizzle";
+    } else if (existsSync(join(process.cwd(), "drizzle/meta/_journal.json"))) {
+      migrationsFolder = join(process.cwd(), "drizzle");
+    }
+    
+    console.log("[DB] Running migrations from:", migrationsFolder);
+    await migrate(db, { migrationsFolder });
     console.log("[DB] Migrations completed successfully");
   } catch (error) {
     console.error("[DB] Migration failed:", error);