diff --git a/backend/migrations/core/init.js b/backend/migrations/core/001_init.js
similarity index 100%
rename from backend/migrations/core/init.js
rename to backend/migrations/core/001_init.js
diff --git a/backend/migrations/run-migrations-safe.js b/backend/migrations/run-migrations-safe.js
index 5e63ddc..15cbf45 100644
--- a/backend/migrations/run-migrations-safe.js
+++ b/backend/migrations/run-migrations-safe.js
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ async function detectExistingSchema() {
   console.log('Detecting existing schema...');
   
   const tableChecks = [
-    { table: 'events', migration: 'init.js' },
-    { table: 'photos', migration: 'init.js' },
+    { table: 'events', migration: '001_init.js' },
+    { table: 'photos', migration: '001_init.js' },
     { table: 'photo_categories', migration: '004_add_categories_and_cms.js' },
     { table: 'cms_pages', migration: '004_add_categories_and_cms.js' },
     { table: 'login_attempts', migration: '015_add_login_attempts_table.js' },