diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Installer/Steps/InitDatabaseStep.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Installer/Steps/InitDatabaseStep.cs
index dc4814c..7b6b028 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Installer/Steps/InitDatabaseStep.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Installer/Steps/InitDatabaseStep.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using ClaudeDo.Data;
 using ClaudeDo.Installer.Core;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 
 namespace ClaudeDo.Installer.Steps;
 
@@ -14,8 +15,11 @@ public sealed class InitDatabaseStep : IInstallStep
             var expandedPath = Paths.Expand(ctx.DbPath);
             progress.Report($"Initializing database at {expandedPath}");
 
-            var factory = new SqliteConnectionFactory(expandedPath);
-            SchemaInitializer.Apply(factory);
+            var options = new DbContextOptionsBuilder<ClaudeDoDbContext>()
+                .UseSqlite($"Data Source={expandedPath}")
+                .Options;
+            using var context = new ClaudeDoDbContext(options);
+            context.Database.Migrate();
 
             progress.Report("Schema applied successfully");
             return Task.FromResult(StepResult.Ok());