diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index eba57380..7fed30ef 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -7718,6 +7718,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "sha2",
  "tauri",
  "tauri-plugin",
+ "tauri-plugin-dialog",
  "thiserror 2.0.12",
  "tokio",
  "ts-rs",
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index b6afbf0b..5d28a919 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = { workspace = true, features = ["raw_value"] }
 tauri = { workspace = true, features = ["devtools", "protocol-asset"] }
 tauri-plugin-clipboard-manager = "2.2.2"
-tauri-plugin-dialog = "2.2.0"
+tauri-plugin-dialog = { workspace = true }
 tauri-plugin-fs = "2.2.0"
 tauri-plugin-log = { version = "2.3.1", features = ["colored"] }
 tauri-plugin-opener = "2.2.6"
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ serde = "1.0.219"
 serde_json = "1.0.140"
 tauri = "2.4.1"
 tauri-plugin = "2.1.1"
+tauri-plugin-dialog = "2.2.0"
 tauri-plugin-shell = "2.2.1"
 tokio = "1.44.2"
 thiserror = "2.0.12"
diff --git a/src-tauri/yaak-models/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/yaak-models/Cargo.toml
index ed0ad1d6..aeb897cb 100644
--- a/src-tauri/yaak-models/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/yaak-models/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ sea-query-rusqlite = { version = "0.7.0", features = ["with-chrono"] }
 serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
 sha2 = "0.10.9"
-tauri = { workspace = true }
+tauri = { workspace = true}
+tauri-plugin-dialog = { workspace = true }
 thiserror = "2.0.11"
 tokio = { workspace = true }
 ts-rs = { workspace = true, features = ["chrono-impl", "serde-json-impl"] }
diff --git a/src-tauri/yaak-models/src/error.rs b/src-tauri/yaak-models/src/error.rs
index f21a9f0b..b7cc7050 100644
--- a/src-tauri/yaak-models/src/error.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/yaak-models/src/error.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ pub enum Error {
 
     #[error("Model error: {0}")]
     GenericError(String),
+    
+    #[error("DB Migration Failed: {0}")]
+    MigrationError(String),
 
     #[error("No base environment for {0}")]
     MissingBaseEnvironment(String),
diff --git a/src-tauri/yaak-models/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/yaak-models/src/lib.rs
index e1569879..2ad98813 100644
--- a/src-tauri/yaak-models/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/yaak-models/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,22 +1,24 @@
 use crate::commands::*;
+use crate::migrate::migrate_db;
 use crate::query_manager::QueryManager;
 use crate::util::ModelChangeEvent;
+use log::error;
 use r2d2::Pool;
 use r2d2_sqlite::SqliteConnectionManager;
 use std::fs::create_dir_all;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use tauri::async_runtime::Mutex;
 use tauri::plugin::TauriPlugin;
-use tauri::{generate_handler, Emitter, Manager, Runtime};
+use tauri::{Emitter, Manager, Runtime, generate_handler};
+use tauri_plugin_dialog::{DialogExt, MessageDialogKind};
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
-use crate::migrate::must_migrate_db;
 
 mod commands;
 
 mod connection_or_tx;
-mod migrate;
 pub mod db_context;
 pub mod error;
+mod migrate;
 pub mod models;
 pub mod queries;
 pub mod query_manager;
@@ -57,7 +59,15 @@ pub fn init<R: Runtime>() -> TauriPlugin<R> {
                 .build(manager)
                 .unwrap();
 
-            must_migrate_db(app_handle.app_handle(), &pool).expect("Failed to run migrations");
+            if let Err(e) = migrate_db(app_handle.app_handle(), &pool) {
+                error!("Failed to run database migration {e:?}");
+                app_handle
+                    .dialog()
+                    .message(e.to_string())
+                    .kind(MessageDialogKind::Error)
+                    .blocking_show();
+                return Err(Box::from(e.to_string()));
+            };
 
             app_handle.manage(SqliteConnection::new(pool.clone()));
 
diff --git a/src-tauri/yaak-models/src/migrate.rs b/src-tauri/yaak-models/src/migrate.rs
index cba14b65..8155e262 100644
--- a/src-tauri/yaak-models/src/migrate.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/yaak-models/src/migrate.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+use crate::error::Error::MigrationError;
 use crate::error::Result;
-use log::{error, info};
+use log::info;
 use r2d2::Pool;
 use r2d2_sqlite::SqliteConnectionManager;
 use rusqlite::{OptionalExtension, TransactionBehavior, params};
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ use std::result::Result as StdResult;
 use tauri::path::BaseDirectory;
 use tauri::{AppHandle, Manager, Runtime};
 
-pub(crate) fn must_migrate_db<R: Runtime>(
+pub(crate) fn migrate_db<R: Runtime>(
     app_handle: &AppHandle<R>,
     pool: &Pool<SqliteConnectionManager>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
@@ -54,9 +55,13 @@ pub(crate) fn must_migrate_db<R: Runtime>(
         match run_migration(entry.path().as_path(), &mut tx) {
             Ok(_) => tx.commit()?,
             Err(e) => {
-                error!("Failed to apply migration {:?} {e:?}", entry.path().file_name());
+                let msg = format!(
+                    "{} failed with {}",
+                    entry.path().file_name().unwrap().to_str().unwrap(),
+                    e.to_string()
+                );
                 tx.rollback()?;
-                return Err(e);
+                return Err(MigrationError(msg));
             }
         };
     }