diff --git a/src/lib/server/db/index.ts b/src/lib/server/db/index.ts
index e3e63c7..ff8fc5d 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/db/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/db/index.ts
@@ -6,24 +6,33 @@ import schemaSql from './schema.sql?raw';
 
 let _db: Database.Database | null = null;
 
-// Columns that were added to `servers` after v0.1 shipped. Applied on every
-// boot; better-sqlite3 has no `ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS`, so we run each and
-// swallow the "duplicate column" error.
-const SERVERS_MIGRATIONS: Array<{ column: string; ddl: string }> = [
-    { column: 'last_map', ddl: 'ALTER TABLE servers ADD COLUMN last_map TEXT' },
-    { column: 'last_gametype', ddl: 'ALTER TABLE servers ADD COLUMN last_gametype TEXT' },
-    { column: 'last_roster', ddl: 'ALTER TABLE servers ADD COLUMN last_roster TEXT' },
-    { column: 'last_seen_at', ddl: 'ALTER TABLE servers ADD COLUMN last_seen_at TEXT' },
-    { column: 'last_error', ddl: 'ALTER TABLE servers ADD COLUMN last_error TEXT' }
+// Desired shape of the `servers` table. Every column here is added to the
+// table on boot if missing — introspection via PRAGMA table_info handles
+// both fresh DBs and legacy DBs that predate any given column. CREATE TABLE
+// IF NOT EXISTS in schema.sql is a no-op on existing tables, so it can't
+// backfill columns; this can.
+const SERVERS_COLUMNS: Array<{ name: string; ddl: string }> = [
+    // Base columns that shipped in the very first schema stay here for parity
+    // with fresh installs — no ALTER is issued if they're already present.
+    { name: 'komodo_server', ddl: 'ALTER TABLE servers ADD COLUMN komodo_server TEXT' },
+    { name: 'game_port', ddl: 'ALTER TABLE servers ADD COLUMN game_port INTEGER' },
+    { name: 'rcon_host', ddl: 'ALTER TABLE servers ADD COLUMN rcon_host TEXT' },
+    { name: 'last_players', ddl: 'ALTER TABLE servers ADD COLUMN last_players INTEGER' },
+    { name: 'last_checked_at', ddl: 'ALTER TABLE servers ADD COLUMN last_checked_at TEXT' },
+    // Post-v0.1 additions from the perk-a-cola/diagnostics work
+    { name: 'last_map', ddl: 'ALTER TABLE servers ADD COLUMN last_map TEXT' },
+    { name: 'last_gametype', ddl: 'ALTER TABLE servers ADD COLUMN last_gametype TEXT' },
+    { name: 'last_roster', ddl: 'ALTER TABLE servers ADD COLUMN last_roster TEXT' },
+    { name: 'last_seen_at', ddl: 'ALTER TABLE servers ADD COLUMN last_seen_at TEXT' },
+    { name: 'last_error', ddl: 'ALTER TABLE servers ADD COLUMN last_error TEXT' }
 ];
 
 function migrateServers(handle: Database.Database): void {
-    for (const m of SERVERS_MIGRATIONS) {
-        try {
-            handle.exec(m.ddl);
-        } catch (err) {
-            const msg = (err as Error).message ?? '';
-            if (!/duplicate column name/i.test(msg)) throw err;
+    const rows = handle.prepare('PRAGMA table_info(servers)').all() as Array<{ name: string }>;
+    const existing = new Set(rows.map((r) => r.name));
+    for (const col of SERVERS_COLUMNS) {
+        if (!existing.has(col.name)) {
+            handle.exec(col.ddl);
         }
     }
 }