diff --git a/packages/backends/backend/src/sql-backend.test.ts b/packages/backends/backend/src/sql-backend.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..629f482
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backends/backend/src/sql-backend.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import type { Knex } from "knex";
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { SQLBackend } from "./sql-backend";
+
+class TestSQLBackend extends SQLBackend {
+  truncDate(): string {
+    return "";
+  }
+}
+
+describe("SQLBackend migrations", () => {
+  it("propagates migration failures", async () => {
+    const migrationError = new Error("migration failed");
+    const knex = {
+      migrate: {
+        latest: vi.fn().mockRejectedValue(migrationError),
+      },
+    } as unknown as Knex;
+    const backend = new TestSQLBackend(knex);
+
+    await expect(backend.migrate()).rejects.toBe(migrationError);
+  });
+
+  it("propagates rollback failures", async () => {
+    const rollbackError = new Error("rollback failed");
+    const knex = {
+      migrate: {
+        rollback: vi.fn().mockRejectedValue(rollbackError),
+      },
+    } as unknown as Knex;
+    const backend = new TestSQLBackend(knex);
+
+    await expect(backend.rollbackMigration()).rejects.toBe(rollbackError);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/backends/backend/src/sql-backend.ts b/packages/backends/backend/src/sql-backend.ts
index f486060..a4eae75 100644
--- a/packages/backends/backend/src/sql-backend.ts
+++ b/packages/backends/backend/src/sql-backend.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export abstract class SQLBackend implements Backend {
       }
     } catch (err) {
       logger("Backend").error("Migration failed:", err);
+      throw err;
     }
   }
 
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ export abstract class SQLBackend implements Backend {
       }
     } catch (err) {
       logger("Backend").error("Rollback failed:", err);
+      throw err;
     }
   }