diff --git a/app/db_migration.py b/app/db_migration.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..572e7d19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/db_migration.py
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import sqlite3
+import os
+import logging
+from app.config import settings
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+def run_migrations():
+    """
+    Run database migrations to add missing columns or make other schema changes.
+    """
+    logger.info("Running database migrations...")
+    
+    # Parse the DATABASE_URL to get the SQLite database path
+    db_url = settings.database_url
+    if not db_url.startswith("sqlite:///"):
+        logger.warning(f"Non-SQLite database detected: {db_url}. Migrations may need to be adapted.")
+        return
+    
+    # Extract the database path from the URL
+    db_path = db_url.replace("sqlite:///", "")
+    if not os.path.exists(db_path):
+        logger.error(f"Database file not found at {db_path}")
+        return
+    
+    # Connect to the database
+    conn = None
+    try:
+        conn = sqlite3.connect(db_path)
+        cursor = conn.cursor()
+        
+        # Check if the processing_logs table exists
+        cursor.execute("SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' AND name='processing_logs';")
+        if not cursor.fetchone():
+            logger.info("Creating processing_logs table...")
+            cursor.execute("""
+                CREATE TABLE processing_logs (
+                    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+                    file_id INTEGER,
+                    step_name VARCHAR,
+                    status VARCHAR,
+                    message TEXT,
+                    timestamp TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+                    FOREIGN KEY (file_id) REFERENCES files (id)
+                );
+            """)
+            conn.commit()
+        
+        # Check if the task_id column exists in processing_logs
+        cursor.execute("PRAGMA table_info(processing_logs);")
+        columns = [row[1] for row in cursor.fetchall()]
+        
+        if 'task_id' not in columns:
+            logger.info("Adding task_id column to processing_logs table...")
+            cursor.execute("ALTER TABLE processing_logs ADD COLUMN task_id VARCHAR;")
+            conn.commit()
+            logger.info("Created task_id column in processing_logs")
+            
+            # Create an index on task_id for faster lookups
+            cursor.execute("CREATE INDEX idx_processing_logs_task_id ON processing_logs (task_id);")
+            conn.commit()
+            logger.info("Created index on task_id column")
+        
+        logger.info("Database migrations completed successfully.")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Error during database migration: {e}")
+        if conn:
+            conn.rollback()
+    finally:
+        if conn:
+            conn.close()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Configure logging
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+    run_migrations()
diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index cff56a6e..8d627c18 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from uvicorn.middleware.proxy_headers import ProxyHeadersMiddleware
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from app.database import init_db
+from app.db_migration import run_migrations
 from app.config import settings
 from app.tasks.process_document import process_document  # Updated import
 from app.tasks.upload_to_dropbox import upload_to_dropbox
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ app.mount("/static", StaticFiles(directory=frontend_static_dir), name="static")
 @app.on_event("startup")
 def on_startup():
     init_db()  # Create tables if they don't exist
+    run_migrations()  # Run migrations to add any missing columns
 
 @app.post("/process/")
 def process(file_path: str):
diff --git a/migrate_db.py b/migrate_db.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e50f41fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrate_db.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+"""
+Script to run database migrations manually.
+Run this script to update the database schema before starting the application.
+
+Usage:
+  python migrate_db.py
+"""
+
+import logging
+from app.db_migration import run_migrations
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Configure logging
+    logging.basicConfig(
+        level=logging.INFO,
+        format="%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s"
+    )
+    
+    print("Running database migrations...")
+    run_migrations()
+    print("Database migrations completed.")