diff --git a/server/migrations/20250914-add-allow-registration.js b/server/migrations/20250914-add-allow-registration.js
index 5620823..2d04a8b 100644
--- a/server/migrations/20250914-add-allow-registration.js
+++ b/server/migrations/20250914-add-allow-registration.js
@@ -7,35 +7,28 @@
 
 module.exports = {
   up: async (queryInterface, Sequelize) => {
-    try {
-      // Check if tenants table exists first
-      const tables = await queryInterface.showAllTables();
-      if (!tables.includes('tenants')) {
-        console.log('⚠️  Tenants table does not exist yet, skipping allow_registration migration...');
-        return;
-      }
-
-      await queryInterface.addColumn('tenants', 'allow_registration', {
-      type: Sequelize.BOOLEAN,
-      defaultValue: false, // Default to false for security
-      allowNull: false,
-      comment: 'Whether self-registration is allowed for local auth'
-    });
-
-    // For existing tenants, you might want to enable registration for specific tenants
-    // Uncomment the line below to enable registration for all existing tenants (NOT RECOMMENDED for production)
-    // await queryInterface.sequelize.query("UPDATE tenants SET allow_registration = true WHERE auth_provider = 'local'");
+    // Check if the column already exists
+    const tableDescription = await queryInterface.describeTable('tenants');
     
-    console.log('✅ Added allow_registration field to tenants table');
-    console.log('⚠️  Registration is disabled by default for all tenants for security');
-    console.log('💡 To enable registration for a tenant, update the allow_registration field to true');
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.log('⚠️  Migration skipped - tables may not exist yet:', error.message);
-      // Don't throw error, just skip this migration if tables don't exist
-    }
-  },
+    if (!tableDescription.allow_registration) {
+      await queryInterface.addColumn('tenants', 'allow_registration', {
+        type: Sequelize.BOOLEAN,
+        defaultValue: false, // Default to false for security
+        allowNull: false,
+        comment: 'Whether self-registration is allowed for local auth'
+      });
 
-  down: async (queryInterface, Sequelize) => {
+      // For existing tenants, you might want to enable registration for specific tenants
+      // Uncomment the line below to enable registration for all existing tenants (NOT RECOMMENDED for production)
+      // await queryInterface.sequelize.query("UPDATE tenants SET allow_registration = true WHERE auth_provider = 'local'");
+      
+      console.log('✅ Added allow_registration field to tenants table');
+      console.log('⚠️  Registration is disabled by default for all tenants for security');
+      console.log('💡 To enable registration for a tenant, update the allow_registration field to true');
+    } else {
+      console.log('⚠️  Column allow_registration already exists, skipping...');
+    }
+  },  down: async (queryInterface, Sequelize) => {
     await queryInterface.removeColumn('tenants', 'allow_registration');
     console.log('✅ Removed allow_registration field from tenants table');
   }