diff --git a/config/initializers/zeitwerk.rb b/config/initializers/zeitwerk.rb
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/config/initializers/zeitwerk.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Rails.autoloaders.each do |autoloader|
+  # Ignore the message DB migrations directory as it doesn't follow
+  # Zeitwerk's conventions and is always loaded and executed in order.
+  autoloader.ignore(Rails.root.join('lib/postal/message_db/migrations'))
+end