diff --git a/scripts/check-db.js b/scripts/check-db.js
index 8c806cd8f..aaa128af5 100644
--- a/scripts/check-db.js
+++ b/scripts/check-db.js
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ async function checkDatabaseVersion() {
 
 async function applyMigration() {
   if (!process.env.SKIP_DB_MIGRATION) {
-    console.log(execSync('prisma migrate deploy').toString());
+    const directUrl = process.env.DIRECT_DATABASE_URL || process.env.DATABASE_URL;
+    console.log(execSync('prisma migrate deploy', { env: { ...process.env, DATABASE_URL: directUrl } }).toString());
 
     success('Database is up to date.');
   }