diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index ed27f84..84f18d8 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "dev": "nodemon",
     "build": "tsc",
     "start": "node dist/server.js",
-    "migrate": "npx ts-node --transpile-only -e \"require('./src/config/database').runMigrations().then(() => { console.log('Done'); process.exit(0); }).catch((e) => { console.error(e.message); process.exit(1); })\"",
+    "migrate": "node -e \"require('./dist/config/database').runMigrations().then(() => { console.log('Done'); process.exit(0); }).catch((e) => { console.error(e.message); process.exit(1); })\"",
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
   },
   "keywords": [],