diff --git a/scripts/migrate-local-db-to-server.sh b/scripts/migrate-local-db-to-server.sh
index 9ada6a5..34511a8 100644
--- a/scripts/migrate-local-db-to-server.sh
+++ b/scripts/migrate-local-db-to-server.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
+# Git Bash/MSYS auto-translates POSIX-looking path args (e.g. /tmp/foo) into
+# Windows paths before handing them to docker.exe - but these paths are meant
+# to be interpreted inside the Linux container, not on the Windows host.
+export MSYS_NO_PATHCONV=1
+
 # ── Fill these in ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 SSH_USER="${SSH_USER:-dummyuser}"
 SSH_HOST="${SSH_HOST:-dummy.server.example}"