diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 9d4cbae..e921f88 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ info "Starting backend for migrations..."
 $COMPOSE up -d backend
 
 info "Running database migrations..."
-$COMPOSE exec backend alembic -c alembic.ini upgrade head
+$COMPOSE exec -e PYTHONPATH=/app backend alembic -c alembic.ini upgrade head
 success "Migrations complete."
 
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