diff --git a/backend/src/db/knexfile.ts b/backend/src/db/knexfile.ts
index 0e51e94e2..82a8adea0 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/knexfile.ts
+++ b/backend/src/db/knexfile.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import "ts-node/register";
 import dotenv from "dotenv";
 import type { Knex } from "knex";
 import path from "path";
+import { initLogger } from "@app/lib/logger";
 
 // Update with your config settings. .
 dotenv.config({
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ dotenv.config({
   path: path.join(__dirname, "../../../.env")
 });
 
+initLogger();
+
 export default {
   development: {
     client: "postgres",
diff --git a/backend/src/db/migrations/20250602155451_fix-secret-versions.ts b/backend/src/db/migrations/20250602155451_fix-secret-versions.ts
index 0fb23e327..f525e85f3 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/migrations/20250602155451_fix-secret-versions.ts
+++ b/backend/src/db/migrations/20250602155451_fix-secret-versions.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ import { Knex } from "knex";
 
 import { chunkArray } from "@app/lib/fn";
 import { selectAllTableCols } from "@app/lib/knex";
-import { initLogger, logger } from "@app/lib/logger";
+import { logger } from "@app/lib/logger";
 
 import { SecretType, TableName } from "../schemas";
 
 export async function up(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
-  initLogger();
   logger.info("Starting secret version fix migration");
 
   // Get all shared secret IDs first to optimize versions query