diff --git a/scripts/backfill-cli.ts b/scripts/backfill-cli.ts
index 4a6d3d0..ffdf42c 100644
--- a/scripts/backfill-cli.ts
+++ b/scripts/backfill-cli.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
  * --apply is passed explicitly.
  */
 
+import { DatabaseContext } from "~/database/context";
+import { db } from "../server/db";
 import { runBackfill } from "./backfill-canonical-layer";
 import type { BackfillOptions } from "./backfill-canonical-layer";
 
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ async function main() {
   console.log(
     `Running backfill (dryRun=${opts.dryRun}, sportId=${opts.sportId ?? "all"})`,
   );
-  const report = await runBackfill(opts);
+  const report = await DatabaseContext.run(db, () => runBackfill(opts));
 
   console.log("---");
   console.log(`tournamentsCreated:        ${report.tournamentsCreated}`);