diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/config/database.config.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/config/database.config.ts
index 0e7375b19..e4bcaa3e4 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/config/database.config.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/config/database.config.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ export default registerAs("database", (): TypeOrmModuleOptions => {
     ],
     migrationsRun: true,
     // Schema changes via migrations only (synchronize breaks ITMLS backfill on existing rows).
-    synchronize: false,
+    synchronize: process.env.NODE_ENV === "development",
     logging: process.env.NODE_ENV === "development",
   };
 });