diff --git a/scripts/migrate.mjs b/scripts/migrate.mjs
index 89cd316..09e89e6 100644
--- a/scripts/migrate.mjs
+++ b/scripts/migrate.mjs
@@ -13,14 +13,20 @@ if (!process.env.DATABASE_URL) {
 }
 
 console.log("Running database migrations...");
-const client = postgres(process.env.DATABASE_URL, { max: 1 });
+const client = postgres(process.env.DATABASE_URL, {
+  max: 1,
+  onnotice: () => {}, // suppress NOTICE messages (schema/table already exists, etc.)
+});
+
 try {
   const db = drizzle(client);
   await migrate(db, { migrationsFolder: path.resolve(__dirname, "../drizzle") });
   console.log("Migrations completed successfully");
 } catch (err) {
   console.error("Migration failed:", err);
+  await client.end().catch(() => {});
   process.exit(1);
-} finally {
-  await client.end();
 }
+
+await client.end().catch(() => {});
+process.exit(0);