From 573efea5b56fc6badc2000d0a38a6ef64c03aaa6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marko Djordjevic <marko.homoludens@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:43:32 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix: improve migration error handling to gracefully handle
 existing tables

---
 src/lib/db/index.ts | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/lib/db/index.ts b/src/lib/db/index.ts
index 4a4400d..3a5dbfe 100644
--- a/src/lib/db/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db/index.ts
@@ -24,10 +24,12 @@ if (!isBuildTime) {
     migrate(db, { migrationsFolder: path.join(process.cwd(), 'drizzle') });
     console.log('✅ Database migrations completed');
   } catch (error) {
-    // Check if error is about table already existing
+    // Check if error is about table already existing - this is expected when container restarts with existing volume
     const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
-    if (errorMessage.includes('already exists')) {
-      console.log('⚠️  Database tables already exist, skipping migrations');
+    const causeMessage = error instanceof Error && error.cause ? String(error.cause) : '';
+    
+    if (errorMessage.includes('already exists') || causeMessage.includes('already exists')) {
+      console.log('ℹ️  Database schema already up to date');
     } else {
       console.error('❌ Migration failed:', error);
       throw error;