diff --git a/be/Dockerfile b/be/Dockerfile
index 7365f1a..1dda81e 100644
--- a/be/Dockerfile
+++ b/be/Dockerfile
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ COPY --chown=appuser:appuser alembic/ ./alembic/
 COPY --chown=appuser:appuser alembic.ini ./
 COPY --chown=appuser:appuser *.py ./
 COPY --chown=appuser:appuser requirements.txt ./
+COPY --chown=appuser:appuser entrypoint.sh /app/entrypoint.sh
+RUN chmod +x /app/entrypoint.sh
 
 # Create logs directory
 RUN mkdir -p /app/logs && chown -R appuser:appuser /app
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --start-period=30s --retries=3 \
 EXPOSE 8000
 
 # Production command
+ENTRYPOINT ["/app/entrypoint.sh"]
 CMD ["uvicorn", "app.main:app", \
     "--host", "0.0.0.0", \
     "--port", "8000", \
diff --git a/be/entrypoint.sh b/be/entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..01d6629
--- /dev/null
+++ b/be/entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+# Run database migrations
+echo "Running database migrations..."
+alembic upgrade head
+
+# Execute the command passed as arguments to this script
+echo "Starting application..."
+exec "$@"
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 4e9ed75..88c6f5e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ services:
       # Pass the database URL to the backend container
       # Uses the service name 'db' as the host, and credentials defined above
       # IMPORTANT: Use the correct async driver prefix if your app needs it!
-      - DATABASE_URL=xxx
+      - DATABASE_URL=postgresql+asyncpg://mitlist_owner:npg_p0SkmyJ6BPWO@ep-small-sound-a9ketcef-pooler.gwc.azure.neon.tech/testnewmig
       - GEMINI_API_KEY=xxx
       - SECRET_KEY=xxx
       # Add other environment variables needed by the backend here