diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 7466e191..a5356d8d 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -357,10 +357,6 @@ jobs:
           ssh root@alpha.mintel.me "cd $SITE_DIR && docker compose -p '${{ needs.prepare.outputs.project_name }}' --env-file '$ENV_FILE' pull"
           ssh root@alpha.mintel.me "cd $SITE_DIR && docker compose -p '${{ needs.prepare.outputs.project_name }}' --env-file '$ENV_FILE' up -d --remove-orphans"
           
-          # Initialize PayloadCMS Database
-          ssh root@alpha.mintel.me "cd $SITE_DIR && docker compose -p '${{ needs.prepare.outputs.project_name }}' --env-file '$ENV_FILE' exec -T klz-app pnpm run cms:migrate"
-          ssh root@alpha.mintel.me "cd $SITE_DIR && docker compose -p '${{ needs.prepare.outputs.project_name }}' --env-file '$ENV_FILE' exec -T klz-app pnpm run cms:seed"
-          
           ssh root@alpha.mintel.me "docker system prune -f --filter 'until=24h'"
 
       - name: 🧹 Post-Deploy Cleanup (Runner)
diff --git a/payload.config.ts b/payload.config.ts
index df2d1a84..8cb88cdb 100644
--- a/payload.config.ts
+++ b/payload.config.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 import { nodemailerAdapter } from '@payloadcms/email-nodemailer';
 import { BlocksFeature } from '@payloadcms/richtext-lexical';
 import { payloadBlocks } from './src/payload/blocks/allBlocks';
+import { migrations } from './src/migrations';
 
 // Only disable sharp cache in production to prevent memory leaks.
 // In dev, the cache avoids 41s+ re-processing per image through VirtioFS.
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ export default buildConfig({
     outputFile: path.resolve(dirname, 'payload-types.ts'),
   },
   db: postgresAdapter({
+    prodMigrations: migrations,
     pool: {
       connectionString:
         process.env.DATABASE_URI ||