diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 6907973..3faec82 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -35,4 +35,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p /app/uploads
 
 EXPOSE 3000
 
-CMD ["sh", "-c", "npx prisma db push --skip-generate && node server.js"]
+COPY docker-entrypoint.sh ./
+RUN chmod +x docker-entrypoint.sh
+
+CMD ["./docker-entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker-entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b49c43e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+echo "Waiting for database..."
+until npx prisma db push --skip-generate 2>/dev/null; do
+  echo "Database not ready, retrying in 3s..."
+  sleep 3
+done
+
+echo "Database schema synced. Starting server..."
+exec node server.js