diff --git a/internal/database/database.go b/internal/database/database.go
index 0b38b64..7477d88 100644
--- a/internal/database/database.go
+++ b/internal/database/database.go
@@ -177,14 +177,6 @@ func bootstrapMigrationsTable(ctx context.Context, db *sql.DB, log *slog.Logger)
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to apply bootstrap migration: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = db.ExecContext(ctx,
-		"INSERT INTO schema_migrations (version) VALUES (?)",
-		bootstrapVersion,
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to record bootstrap migration: %w", err)
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/database/schema/000.sql b/internal/database/schema/000.sql
index 5999fad..aef25a8 100644
--- a/internal/database/schema/000.sql
+++ b/internal/database/schema/000.sql
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS schema_migrations (
     version TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
     applied_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
 );
+
+INSERT OR IGNORE INTO schema_migrations (version) VALUES ('000');