diff --git a/src/commands/admin/update.ts b/src/commands/admin/update.ts
index d33412b..779334c 100644
--- a/src/commands/admin/update.ts
+++ b/src/commands/admin/update.ts
@@ -70,44 +70,34 @@ export const update = createCommand({
 
                 if (confirmation.customId === "confirm_update") {
                     await confirmation.update({
-                        embeds: [createWarningEmbed("Applying updates and restarting...", "Update In Progress")],
+                        embeds: [createWarningEmbed("Applying updates and restarting...\nThe bot will run database migrations on next startup.", "Update In Progress")],
                         components: []
                     });
 
-                    const { stdout } = await execAsync(`git reset --hard origin/${branch}`);
-
-                    // Run DB Migrations
-                    await confirmation.editReply({
-                        embeds: [createWarningEmbed("Updating database schema...", "Running Migrations")],
-                        components: []
-                    });
-
-                    let migrationOutput = "";
-                    try {
-                        const { stdout: dbOut } = await execAsync("bun run db:push:local");
-                        migrationOutput = dbOut;
-                    } catch (dbErr: any) {
-                        migrationOutput = `Migration Failed: ${dbErr.message}`;
-                        console.error("Migration Error:", dbErr);
-                        // We continue with restart even if migration fails? 
-                        // Probably safer to try, or should we abort?
-                        // For now, let's log it and proceed, as code might depend on it but maybe it was a no-op partial fail.
-                    }
-
-                    await interaction.followUp({
-                        flags: MessageFlags.Ephemeral,
-                        embeds: [createSuccessEmbed(`Git Reset Output:\n\`\`\`\n${stdout}\n\`\`\`\nDB Migration Output:\n\`\`\`\n${migrationOutput}\n\`\`\`\nRestarting process...`, "Update Successful")]
-                    });
-
-                    // Write context for post-restart notification
+                    // Write context BEFORE reset, because reset -> watcher restart
                     await writeFile(".restart_context.json", JSON.stringify({
                         channelId: interaction.channelId,
                         userId: interaction.user.id,
-                        timestamp: Date.now()
+                        timestamp: Date.now(),
+                        runMigrations: true
                     }));
 
-                    // Trigger restart
-                    await appendFile("src/index.ts", " ");
+                    const { stdout } = await execAsync(`git reset --hard origin/${branch}`);
+
+                    // In case we are not running with a watcher, or if no files were changed (unlikely given log check),
+                    // we might need to manually trigger restart.
+                    // But if files changed, watcher kicks in here or slightly after.
+                    // If we are here, we can try to force a touch or just exit.
+
+                    // Trigger restart just in case watcher didn't catch it or we are in a mode without watcher (though update implies source change)
+                    try {
+                        await appendFile("src/index.ts", " ");
+                    } catch (err) {
+                        console.error("Failed to touch triggers:", err);
+                    }
+
+                    // The process should die now or soon.
+                    // We do NOT run migrations here anymore.
 
                 } else {
                     await confirmation.update({
diff --git a/src/events/ready.ts b/src/events/ready.ts
index 82fa04d..87c647c 100644
--- a/src/events/ready.ts
+++ b/src/events/ready.ts
@@ -20,10 +20,37 @@ const event: Event<Events.ClientReady> = {
             // Validate context freshness (e.g., ignore if older than 5 minutes)
             if (Date.now() - context.timestamp < 5 * 60 * 1000) {
                 const channel = await c.channels.fetch(context.channelId);
+
                 if (channel && channel.isSendable()) {
-                    await channel.send({
-                        embeds: [createSuccessEmbed("Bot is back online! Redeploy successful.", "System Online")]
-                    });
+                    let migrationOutput = "";
+                    let success = true;
+
+                    if (context.runMigrations) {
+                        try {
+                            const { exec } = await import("child_process");
+                            const { promisify } = await import("util");
+                            const execAsync = promisify(exec);
+
+                            // Send intermediate update if possible, though ready event should be fast.
+                            // Maybe just run it and report result.
+                            const { stdout: dbOut } = await execAsync("bun run db:push:local");
+                            migrationOutput = dbOut;
+                        } catch (dbErr: any) {
+                            success = false;
+                            migrationOutput = `Migration Failed: ${dbErr.message}`;
+                            console.error("Migration Error:", dbErr);
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    if (context.runMigrations) {
+                        await channel.send({
+                            embeds: [createSuccessEmbed(`Bot is back online!\n\n**DB Migration Output:**\n\`\`\`\n${migrationOutput}\n\`\`\``, success ? "Update Successful" : "Update Completed with/Errors")]
+                        });
+                    } else {
+                        await channel.send({
+                            embeds: [createSuccessEmbed("Bot is back online! Redeploy successful.", "System Online")]
+                        });
+                    }
                 }
             }