diff --git a/server/app/migration.py b/server/app/migration.py
index 17a130f..267c732 100644
--- a/server/app/migration.py
+++ b/server/app/migration.py
@@ -94,17 +94,23 @@ def run_migrations() -> None:
     with engine.begin() as conn:
         conn.execute(text("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS schema_version (version INTEGER NOT NULL)"))
         row = conn.execute(text("SELECT version FROM schema_version")).fetchone()
-        current = row[0] if row else 0
-        for version, fn in MIGRATIONS:
-            if version > current:
-                logger.info("Applying schema migration %d", version)
-                fn(conn)
-                if row is None:
-                    conn.execute(
-                        text("INSERT INTO schema_version (version) VALUES (:v)"), {"v": version}
-                    )
-                    row = (version,)
-                else:
+        if row is None:
+            # Brand new database: _migration_1's create_all() already
+            # produces today's full schema straight from models.py.
+            # Every migration after it is an incremental ALTER/UPDATE
+            # meant to bring an *existing* install forward -- replaying
+            # those here would just collide with columns create_all
+            # already added (e.g. "duplicate column name"). Jump
+            # straight to the latest version instead.
+            _migration_1(conn)
+            latest = MIGRATIONS[-1][0]
+            conn.execute(text("INSERT INTO schema_version (version) VALUES (:v)"), {"v": latest})
+        else:
+            current = row[0]
+            for version, fn in MIGRATIONS:
+                if version > current:
+                    logger.info("Applying schema migration %d", version)
+                    fn(conn)
                     conn.execute(text("UPDATE schema_version SET version = :v"), {"v": version})
     _ensure_frame_one()
     _ensure_server_settings()