diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 7f2ebd87..541f1dc9 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ COPY --from=builder /app/prisma ./prisma
 COPY --from=builder /app/dist ./dist
 
 EXPOSE 8080
-CMD ["sh", "-c", "npx prisma migrate deploy && node dist/main"]
+CMD ["sh", "-c", "until npx prisma migrate deploy; do echo 'Migration failed, retrying in 5s...'; sleep 5; done && node dist/main"]