diff --git a/internal/database/schema.go b/internal/database/schema.go
index ae7abe80..f092137d 100644
--- a/internal/database/schema.go
+++ b/internal/database/schema.go
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ func init() {
 		"/app/database/schema/schema.sql",
 		"../database/schema/schema.sql",
 		"../../database/schema/schema.sql",
+		// Integration tests run with CWD=cmd/server/tests, three levels
+		// below the repo root — two up only reaches cmd/.
+		"../../../database/schema/schema.sql",
 	}
 
 	var content []byte