diff --git a/migration/migrate_module.sh b/migration/migrate_module.sh
index 50470c640..6cb725aed 100755
--- a/migration/migrate_module.sh
+++ b/migration/migrate_module.sh
@@ -28,9 +28,18 @@ MODULE_ABS="/repo/$(realpath --relative-to="$REPO_DIR" "$MODULE_PATH")"
 # Use app/run_docker.sh to run the migration inside the prepared Qt6 image
 # The container will configure just the requested module in a clean build directory.
 
-./app/run_docker.sh "$REPO_DIR" -- bash -lc \
+# Try using app/run_docker.sh; if it fails, fall back to direct docker run using the built image.
+if ./app/run_docker.sh "$REPO_DIR" -- bash -lc \
   "set -euo pipefail && export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/Qt/6.8.3/gcc_64/lib:\${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:-} && export QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen && rm -rf /repo/build && mkdir -p /repo/build && cd /repo/build && \ 
     cmake -S /repo -B /repo/build -G Ninja -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/opt/Qt/6.8.3/gcc_64 -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=20 -DMIGRATE_MODULE=${MODULE_PATH} -DBUILD_TESTING=ON && \ 
-    cmake --build /repo/build -- -j${JOBS} && ctest --test-dir /repo/build --output-on-failure"
+    cmake --build /repo/build -- -j${JOBS} && ctest --test-dir /repo/build --output-on-failure"; then
+  echo "Migration run for module ${MODULE_PATH} finished via run_docker.sh. Check ./build for logs and artifacts."
+else
+  echo "run_docker.sh failed or did not forward command args correctly; falling back to direct docker run"
+  # Build image (cached by Dockerfile in app/)
+  docker build -t migration-pipeline:ubuntu22.04 ./app >/dev/null || true
+  docker run --rm -v "$REPO_DIR":/repo -w /repo -e CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/opt/Qt/6.8.3/gcc_64 -e Qt6_ROOT=/opt/Qt/6.8.3/gcc_64 -e QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen migration-pipeline:ubuntu22.04 bash -lc "set -euo pipefail && export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/Qt/6.8.3/gcc_64/lib:\${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:-} && rm -rf /repo/build && mkdir -p /repo/build && cd /repo/build && cmake -S /repo -B /repo/build -G Ninja -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/opt/Qt/6.8.3/gcc_64 -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=20 -DMIGRATE_MODULE=${MODULE_PATH} -DBUILD_TESTING=ON && cmake --build /repo/build -- -j${JOBS} && ctest --test-dir /repo/build --output-on-failure"
+  echo "Migration run for module ${MODULE_PATH} finished via direct docker run. Check ./build for logs and artifacts."
+fi
 
 echo "Migration run for module ${MODULE_PATH} finished. Check ./build for logs and artifacts."