diff --git a/database/.env.dist b/database/.env.dist
index 8488fb1bf..07db5fd17 100644
--- a/database/.env.dist
+++ b/database/.env.dist
@@ -4,4 +4,7 @@ DB_USER=root
 DB_PASSWORD=
 DB_DATABASE=gradido_community
 MIGRATIONS_TABLE=migrations
-MIGRATIONS_DIRECTORY=./migrations/
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+// This value is set to the default for the built version.
+// Therefore you need to overwrite this when using the dev version
+// MIGRATIONS_DIRECTORY=./migrations/
+MIGRATIONS_DIRECTORY=./build/migrations/
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diff --git a/database/src/config/index.ts b/database/src/config/index.ts
index 908d40311..a6a7a3385 100644
--- a/database/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/database/src/config/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const database = {
 
 const migrations = {
   MIGRATIONS_TABLE: process.env.MIGRATIONS_TABLE || 'migrations',
-  MIGRATIONS_DIRECTORY: process.env.MIGRATIONS_DIRECTORY || './migrations/',
+  MIGRATIONS_DIRECTORY: process.env.MIGRATIONS_DIRECTORY || './build/migrations/',
 }
 
 const CONFIG = { ...database, ...migrations }