diff --git a/scripts/migrate.js b/scripts/migrate.js
index 88c5211..d68188a 100644
--- a/scripts/migrate.js
+++ b/scripts/migrate.js
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import { join, dirname } from 'path';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 
 const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
-const dbPath = join(__dirname, '..', 'bifrost.db');
+// Honor BIFROST_DB_PATH in production so migrations hit the same file the
+// running app uses (see src/lib/db.ts). Falls back to the repo-local dev db.
+const dbPath = process.env.BIFROST_DB_PATH ?? join(__dirname, '..', 'bifrost.db');
 const migrationsDir = join(__dirname, '..', 'migrations');
 
 const db = new Database(dbPath);