diff --git a/internal/database/migrate.go b/internal/database/migrate.go
index a8cd961..5fbad6e 100644
--- a/internal/database/migrate.go
+++ b/internal/database/migrate.go
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@ package database
 
 import (
 	"database/sql"
-	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
-	"strings"
 )
 
 func RunMigrations(db *sql.DB) error {
@@ -47,23 +45,9 @@ func RunMigrations(db *sql.DB) error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		// Split by statement and execute one by one
-		statements := strings.Split(string(migrationSQL), ";")
-		for _, stmt := range statements {
-			stmt = strings.TrimSpace(stmt)
-			if stmt == "" {
-				continue
-			}
-
-			if _, err := db.Exec(stmt); err != nil {
-				errStr := err.Error()
-				// Safely ignore duplicate columns/tables caused by old manual sqlite3 runs
-				if strings.Contains(errStr, "duplicate column name") || strings.Contains(errStr, "already exists") {
-					log.Printf("warning: ignoring expected error in %s: %v", migrationFile, err)
-				} else {
-					return fmt.Errorf("failed to execute statement in %s: %v\nStatement: %s", migrationFile, err, stmt)
-				}
-			}
+		// Strict execution: if it fails, it halts.
+		if _, err := db.Exec(string(migrationSQL)); err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
 
 		// Mark as applied