diff --git a/backend/app/api/main.go b/backend/app/api/main.go
index 534e684..23d3813 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/main.go
+++ b/backend/app/api/main.go
@@ -80,56 +80,25 @@ func run(cfg *config.Config) error {
 		}
 	}(c)
 
-	err = func() error {
-		temp := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "migrations")
-		defer func() {
-			err := os.RemoveAll(temp)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Err(err).Msg("failed to remove temp directory")
-			}
-		}()
+	temp := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "migrations")
 
-		err := os.MkdirAll(temp, 0755)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	err = migrations.Write(temp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
-		// Write the embed migrations to the temp directory.
-		fsDir, err := migrations.Files.ReadDir(".")
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	dir, err := atlas.NewLocalDir(temp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
-		for _, f := range fsDir {
-			if f.IsDir() {
-				continue
-			}
-
-			b, err := migrations.Files.ReadFile(filepath.Join("migrations", f.Name()))
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
-			err = os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(temp, f.Name()), b, 0644)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-
-		dir, err := atlas.NewLocalDir(temp)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		options := []schema.MigrateOption{
-			schema.WithDir(dir),
-			schema.WithDropColumn(true),
-			schema.WithDropIndex(true),
-		}
-
-		return c.Schema.Create(context.Background(), options...)
-	}()
+	options := []schema.MigrateOption{
+		schema.WithDir(dir),
+		schema.WithDropColumn(true),
+		schema.WithDropIndex(true),
+	}
 
+	err = c.Schema.Create(context.Background(), options...)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal().
 			Err(err).
@@ -138,6 +107,12 @@ func run(cfg *config.Config) error {
 			Msg("failed creating schema resources")
 	}
 
+	err = os.RemoveAll(temp)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("failed to remove temporary directory for database migrations")
+		return err
+	}
+
 	app.db = c
 	app.repos = repo.EntAllRepos(c, cfg.Storage.Data)
 	app.services = services.NewServices(app.repos)
diff --git a/backend/internal/migrations/migrations.go b/backend/internal/migrations/migrations.go
index 46120a4..83354aa 100644
--- a/backend/internal/migrations/migrations.go
+++ b/backend/internal/migrations/migrations.go
@@ -1,6 +1,44 @@
 package migrations
 
-import "embed"
+import (
+	"embed"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+)
 
 // go:embed all:migrations
 var Files embed.FS
+
+// Write writes the embedded migrations to a temporary directory.
+// It returns an error and a cleanup function. The cleanup function
+// should be called when the migrations are no longer needed.
+func Write(temp string) error {
+	err := os.MkdirAll(temp, 0755)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	fsDir, err := Files.ReadDir(".")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for _, f := range fsDir {
+		if f.IsDir() {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		b, err := Files.ReadFile(filepath.Join("migrations", f.Name()))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		err = os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(temp, f.Name()), b, 0644)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}