diff --git a/apps/api/Dockerfile b/apps/api/Dockerfile
index 6a6ce5a..b97b06e 100644
--- a/apps/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/api/Dockerfile
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ COPY --from=builder --chown=nestjs:nodejs /app/apps/api/package.json ./apps/api/
 # Copy app's node_modules which contains symlinks to root node_modules
 COPY --from=builder --chown=nestjs:nodejs /app/apps/api/node_modules ./apps/api/node_modules
 
+# Copy entrypoint script (runs migrations before starting app)
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nestjs:nodejs /app/apps/api/docker-entrypoint.sh ./apps/api/
+
 # Set working directory to API app
 WORKDIR /app/apps/api
 
@@ -96,5 +99,5 @@ HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --start-period=40s --retries=3 \
 # Use dumb-init to handle signals properly
 ENTRYPOINT ["dumb-init", "--"]
 
-# Start the application
-CMD ["node", "dist/main.js"]
+# Run migrations then start the application
+CMD ["sh", "docker-entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/apps/api/docker-entrypoint.sh b/apps/api/docker-entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..80b7c35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+echo "Running database migrations..."
+npx prisma migrate deploy --schema ./prisma/schema.prisma
+
+echo "Starting application..."
+exec node dist/main.js
diff --git a/apps/api/package.json b/apps/api/package.json
index ce11f92..b90f4b2 100644
--- a/apps/api/package.json
+++ b/apps/api/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "name": "@mosaic/api",
   "version": "0.0.1",
   "private": true,
+  "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "nest build",
     "dev": "nest start --watch",