diff --git a/backend/migrations/env.py b/backend/migrations/env.py
index fae9a1d..38ccd64 100644
--- a/backend/migrations/env.py
+++ b/backend/migrations/env.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import asyncio
-from logging.config import fileConfig
 
 from alembic import context
 from sqlalchemy import pool
@@ -14,9 +13,15 @@ from shonar.core.config import get_settings
 from shonar.db import models  # noqa: F401  (register tables)
 from shonar.db.base import Base
 
+# NOTE: deliberately NO fileConfig(alembic.ini) here. fileConfig rewrites
+# the ROOT logger (alembic.ini sets it to WARN and disables existing
+# loggers), so calling it during the app's startup migration silently
+# muted every INFO line the engine and uvicorn emitted afterwards. The
+# app owns its logging config (shonar.main basicConfig); alembic.ini's
+# [loggers] sections only ever applied to standalone CLI runs, which work
+# fine with Python's default logging.
+
 config = context.config
-if config.config_file_name is not None:
-    fileConfig(config.config_file_name)
 
 settings = get_settings()
 config.set_main_option("sqlalchemy.url", settings.database_url)