diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 39f6adb..9f7c14d 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
+# Wait for the database service to be ready
+DB_HOST=${DB_HOST:-db}
+DB_PORT=${DB_PORT:-3306}
+echo "[⏳] Waiting for database at $DB_HOST:$DB_PORT..."
+until nc -z $DB_HOST $DB_PORT; do
+  sleep 1
+done
+echo "[✔] Database is up and reachable"
+
 # Initialize migrations folder if needed
 if [ ! -d migrations ]; then
     echo "[✔] Initializing migrations directory"