diff --git a/templates/deployment-app.yaml b/templates/deployment-app.yaml
index f2ae114..3eeb191 100644
--- a/templates/deployment-app.yaml
+++ b/templates/deployment-app.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,28 @@ spec:
       labels:
         {{- include "solidtime.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
     spec:
+      initContainers:
+        - name: migrate
+          image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}"
+          imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
+          command: ["php", "artisan", "migrate", "--force"]
+          env:
+            # 1. Loop through all variables in values.yaml "env" section
+            {{- range $key, $value := .Values.env }}
+            - name: {{ $key }}
+              value: {{ $value | quote }}
+            {{- end }}
+            # 2. Add Secrets explicitly
+            - name: DB_PASSWORD
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: {{ .Values.secret.existingSecret | default (printf "%s-secret" (include "solidtime.fullname" .)) }}
+                  key: DB_PASSWORD
+            - name: APP_KEY
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: {{ .Values.secret.existingSecret | default (printf "%s-secret" (include "solidtime.fullname" .)) }}
+                  key: APP_KEY
       containers:
         - name: solidtime
           image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag }}"