diff --git a/backend/migrations/add_slugs.py b/backend/migrations/add_slugs.py
index 98544cb..59dcc95 100644
--- a/backend/migrations/add_slugs.py
+++ b/backend/migrations/add_slugs.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ Migration script to add slug columns and generate slugs for existing data
 """
 import os
 import sys
-sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+# Add parent directory (backend/) to path for imports
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
 
 from sqlmodel import create_engine, Session, select, text
 from slugify import generate_slug, generate_show_slug, generate_performance_slug