diff --git a/deploy/docker-entrypoint.sh b/deploy/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 8584af1..920573e 100644
--- a/deploy/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/deploy/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -70,14 +70,17 @@ if [ -f "$APP_DIR/artisan" ]; then
   mkdir -p "$APP_DIR/storage/framework/cache/data" "$APP_DIR/bootstrap/cache"
   chmod -R 775 "$APP_DIR/storage" "$APP_DIR/bootstrap/cache" 2>/dev/null || true
   
-  # Run database migrations
+  # Remove bootstrap config cache to force reload from .env
+  rm -f "$APP_DIR/bootstrap/cache/config.php" 2>/dev/null || true
+  
+  # Run database migrations FIRST (creates cache table if using database driver)
   log "Running database migrations"
   ( cd "$APP_DIR" && php artisan migrate --force 2>&1 || log "migrations failed (continuing)" ) | head -10
   
-  # Clear caches (use file driver to avoid DB dependency during startup)
+  # Clear caches AFTER migrations (now cache table exists)
   log "Clearing Laravel caches"
-  ( cd "$APP_DIR" && CACHE_STORE=file php artisan config:clear 2>&1 || log "config:clear failed (continuing)" ) | head -5
-  ( cd "$APP_DIR" && CACHE_STORE=file php artisan cache:clear 2>&1  || log "cache:clear failed (continuing)" ) | head -5
+  ( cd "$APP_DIR" && php artisan config:clear 2>&1 || log "config:clear failed (continuing)" ) | head -5
+  ( cd "$APP_DIR" && php artisan cache:clear 2>&1  || log "cache:clear failed (continuing)" ) | head -5
 else
   log "No Laravel app at $APP_DIR; skipping artisan"
 fi