diff --git a/src/CMSMicroservice.Infrastructure/Persistence/ApplicationDbContextInitialiser.cs b/src/CMSMicroservice.Infrastructure/Persistence/ApplicationDbContextInitialiser.cs
index 4b1b1d8..b7ca4d8 100644
--- a/src/CMSMicroservice.Infrastructure/Persistence/ApplicationDbContextInitialiser.cs
+++ b/src/CMSMicroservice.Infrastructure/Persistence/ApplicationDbContextInitialiser.cs
@@ -23,25 +23,7 @@ public  class ApplicationDbContextInitialiser
         {
             if (_context.Database.IsSqlServer())
             {
-                // Use EnsureCreated for initial setup, then apply migrations
-                // EnsureCreated is idempotent - safe to call multiple times
-                var created = await _context.Database.EnsureCreatedAsync();
-                
-                if (!created)
-                {
-                    // Database exists, check for pending migrations
-                    _logger.LogInformation("Database already exists, checking for migrations...");
-                    var pending = await _context.Database.GetPendingMigrationsAsync();
-                    if (pending.Any())
-                    {
-                        _logger.LogInformation("Applying {Count} pending migrations", pending.Count());
-                        await _context.Database.MigrateAsync();
-                    }
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    _logger.LogInformation("Database created successfully");
-                }
+                await _context.Database.MigrateAsync();
             }
         }
         catch (Exception ex)