diff --git a/app/core/database.py b/app/core/database.py
index f4fef53..30b4432 100644
--- a/app/core/database.py
+++ b/app/core/database.py
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ async def _run_migrations(conn) -> None:
     applied = {row[0] for row in result}
 
     # migration 파일 스캔
-    migrations_dir = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent / "migrations"
+    # /app/core/database.py → parent.parent = /app → /app/migrations (volume mount 위치)
+    migrations_dir = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "migrations"
     if not migrations_dir.is_dir():
         logger.info("[migration] migrations/ 디렉토리 없음, 스킵")
         return