diff --git a/migrations/env.py b/migrations/env.py
index 1e226e1..d01f348 100644
--- a/migrations/env.py
+++ b/migrations/env.py
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 from logging.config import fileConfig
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# Add the parent directory to sys.path
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent))
 
 from alembic import context
 from sqlalchemy import engine_from_config, pool
 
+# Import application components after adding parent directory to path
 from app.db.session import Base
 from app.models import models  # noqa
 from app.core.config import settings