diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/config/database.config.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/config/database.config.ts
index cf3dc9670..1bef01eca 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/config/database.config.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/config/database.config.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,13 @@ export default registerAs(
     database: process.env.DB_NAME ?? "edr_freight",
     entities: [__dirname + "/../**/*.entity.{ts,js}", ...iamEntities],
     autoLoadEntities: true,
-    migrations: [__dirname + "/../../migrations/*.{ts,js}"],
+    migrations: [
+      // IAM schema + tables must be created before freight entity sync
+      __dirname +
+        "/../../node_modules/@tria-plc/iamapi-common/dist/db/migrations/*.js",
+      __dirname + "/../../migrations/*.{ts,js}",
+    ],
+    migrationsRun: true,
     // Never enable synchronize in production. Use migrations.
     synchronize: process.env.NODE_ENV === "development",
     logging: process.env.NODE_ENV === "development",