diff --git a/server/src/index.ts b/server/src/index.ts
index d47d6674..d4f41c6e 100644
--- a/server/src/index.ts
+++ b/server/src/index.ts
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ export async function startServer(): Promise<StartedServer> {
   }
   
   async function promptApplyMigrations(migrations: string[]): Promise<boolean> {
-    if (process.env.PAPERCLIP_MIGRATION_PROMPT === "never") return false;
     if (process.env.PAPERCLIP_MIGRATION_AUTO_APPLY === "true") return true;
+    if (process.env.PAPERCLIP_MIGRATION_PROMPT === "never") return false;
     if (!stdin.isTTY || !stdout.isTTY) return true;
   
     const prompt = createInterface({ input: stdin, output: stdout });