diff --git a/Dockerfile.migrator b/Dockerfile.migrator
index 4c3690f..a195278 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.migrator
+++ b/Dockerfile.migrator
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
-# Migrator image — runs `payload migrate` / `payload migrate:create`
-# tsx is used as the RUNNER (not as a hook) to avoid the Node.js v22
-# importSyncForRequire bug that breaks --import tsx/esm hook mode.
+# Migrator — runs SQL migration files via psql.
+# Bypasses tsx/Node.js v22 importSyncForRequire + @next/env interop bugs.
+# All migrations must be idempotent SQL (use IF NOT EXISTS / ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS).
 
-FROM node:22-alpine AS base
-RUN corepack enable && corepack prepare pnpm@latest --activate
-WORKDIR /app
-
-COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml pnpm-workspace.yaml ./
-RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
-
-COPY . .
-
-ENTRYPOINT ["pnpm", "exec", "tsx"]
-CMD ["node_modules/payload/bin.js", "migrate"]
+FROM alpine:3
+RUN apk add --no-cache postgresql-client
+WORKDIR /migrations
+COPY migrations/ .
+CMD ["sh", "-c", "\
+  for f in $(ls -v *.sql 2>/dev/null); do \
+    echo \"→ $f\"; \
+    psql \"$DATABASE_URL\" -v ON_ERROR_STOP=0 -f \"$f\" && echo \"✓ $f\" || echo \"⚠ $f (errors ignored — likely already applied)\"; \
+  done; \
+  echo '✓ migrations done'"]