diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index f735a70..8d15950 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ jobs:
           docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml pull
           docker run --rm --network infrastructure_infra-network \
             -e DATABASE_URL=postgres://gitea:gitea@ludops-postgres:5432/${APP_NAME}_db \
+            -w /app \
             ${REGISTRY_IMAGE}:latest \
-            npx drizzle-kit push
+            node_modules/.bin/drizzle-kit push
           docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d --remove-orphans
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b464928..0145a46 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ WORKDIR /app
 # Copy the standalone API (includes its own local node_modules)
 COPY --from=build /prod/api .
 
+# Copy drizzle config and schemas for migrations
+COPY --from=build /app/apps/api/drizzle.config.ts ./drizzle.config.ts
+COPY --from=build /app/apps/api/src/db/schemas.ts ./src/db/schemas.ts
+COPY --from=build /app/apps/api/src/db/schemas/ ./src/db/schemas/
+
 # Copy the web dist into the location the API expects
 # Based on your code, it looks for ../web-dist or ./web-dist
 COPY --from=build /app/apps/web/dist ./web-dist
diff --git a/apps/api/drizzle.config.ts b/apps/api/drizzle.config.ts
index f6bf898..85cceb8 100644
--- a/apps/api/drizzle.config.ts
+++ b/apps/api/drizzle.config.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ export default {
   out: './drizzle',
   dialect: 'postgresql',
   dbCredentials: {
-    url: 'postgres://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/todo_db',
+    // In production, DATABASE_URL is set via docker-compose
+    // In local dev, it falls back to localhost
+    url: process.env.DATABASE_URL || 'postgres://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/todo_db',
   },
 };
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