diff --git a/src/tests/generic_migration_tests.rs b/src/tests/generic_migration_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94626ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/generic_migration_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,275 @@
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod generic_migration_tests {
+    use sqlx::{PgPool, Row};
+    use testcontainers::{runners::AsyncRunner, ImageExt};
+    use testcontainers_modules::postgres::Postgres;
+    use std::process::Command;
+
+    async fn setup_test_db() -> (PgPool, testcontainers::ContainerAsync<Postgres>) {
+        let postgres_image = Postgres::default()
+            .with_tag("15-alpine")
+            .with_env_var("POSTGRES_USER", "test")
+            .with_env_var("POSTGRES_PASSWORD", "test")
+            .with_env_var("POSTGRES_DB", "test");
+        
+        let container = postgres_image.start().await.expect("Failed to start postgres container");
+        let port = container.get_host_port_ipv4(5432).await.expect("Failed to get postgres port");
+        
+        let database_url = format!("postgresql://test:test@localhost:{}/test", port);
+        let pool = sqlx::postgres::PgPoolOptions::new()
+            .max_connections(5)
+            .connect(&database_url)
+            .await
+            .expect("Failed to connect to test database");
+        
+        (pool, container)
+    }
+
+    fn get_new_migrations() -> Vec<String> {
+        // Get list of migration files that have changed between main and current branch
+        let output = Command::new("git")
+            .args(["diff", "--name-only", "main..HEAD", "--", "migrations/"])
+            .output()
+            .expect("Failed to run git diff");
+        
+        if !output.status.success() {
+            println!("Git diff failed, assuming no migration changes");
+            return Vec::new();
+        }
+
+        let files = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+        files
+            .lines()
+            .filter(|line| line.ends_with(".sql"))
+            .map(|s| s.to_string())
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    fn get_migration_files_on_main() -> Vec<String> {
+        // Get list of migration files that exist on main branch
+        let output = Command::new("git")
+            .args(["ls-tree", "-r", "--name-only", "origin/main", "migrations/"])
+            .output()
+            .expect("Failed to list migration files on main");
+        
+        if !output.status.success() {
+            println!("Failed to get migration files from main branch");
+            return Vec::new();
+        }
+
+        let files = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+        files
+            .lines()
+            .filter(|line| line.ends_with(".sql"))
+            .map(|s| s.to_string())
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_new_migrations_run_successfully() {
+        let new_migrations = get_new_migrations();
+        
+        if new_migrations.is_empty() {
+            println!("✅ No new migrations found - test passes");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        println!("🔍 Found {} new migration(s):", new_migrations.len());
+        for migration in &new_migrations {
+            println!("  - {}", migration);
+        }
+
+        let (pool, _container) = setup_test_db().await;
+        
+        // Run all migrations (including the new ones)
+        let result = sqlx::migrate!("./migrations").run(&pool).await;
+        assert!(result.is_ok(), "New migrations should run successfully: {:?}", result.err());
+        
+        println!("✅ All migrations including new ones ran successfully");
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_migrations_are_idempotent() {
+        let new_migrations = get_new_migrations();
+        
+        if new_migrations.is_empty() {
+            println!("✅ No new migrations found - idempotency test skipped");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        let (pool, _container) = setup_test_db().await;
+        
+        // Run migrations twice to test idempotency
+        let result1 = sqlx::migrate!("./migrations").run(&pool).await;
+        assert!(result1.is_ok(), "First migration run should succeed: {:?}", result1.err());
+        
+        let result2 = sqlx::migrate!("./migrations").run(&pool).await;
+        assert!(result2.is_ok(), "Second migration run should succeed (idempotent): {:?}", result2.err());
+        
+        println!("✅ Migrations are idempotent");
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_migration_syntax_and_completeness() {
+        let new_migrations = get_new_migrations();
+        
+        if new_migrations.is_empty() {
+            println!("✅ No new migrations found - syntax test skipped");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Check that new migration files exist and have basic structure
+        for migration_path in &new_migrations {
+            let content = std::fs::read_to_string(migration_path)
+                .expect(&format!("Should be able to read migration file: {}", migration_path));
+            
+            assert!(!content.trim().is_empty(), "Migration file should not be empty: {}", migration_path);
+            
+            // Basic syntax check - should not contain obvious SQL syntax errors
+            assert!(!content.contains("syntax error"), "Migration should not contain 'syntax error': {}", migration_path);
+            
+            println!("✅ Migration file {} has valid syntax", migration_path);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_migration_rollback_safety() {
+        let new_migrations = get_new_migrations();
+        
+        if new_migrations.is_empty() {
+            println!("✅ No new migrations found - rollback safety test skipped");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        let (pool, _container) = setup_test_db().await;
+        
+        // Test that we can run migrations and they create expected schema elements
+        let result = sqlx::migrate!("./migrations").run(&pool).await;
+        assert!(result.is_ok(), "Migrations should run successfully: {:?}", result.err());
+        
+        // Verify basic schema integrity
+        let tables = sqlx::query("SELECT table_name FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema = 'public'")
+            .fetch_all(&pool)
+            .await
+            .expect("Should be able to query table list");
+        
+        assert!(!tables.is_empty(), "Should have created at least one table");
+        
+        // Check that essential tables exist
+        let table_names: Vec<String> = tables.iter()
+            .map(|row| row.get::<String, _>("table_name"))
+            .collect();
+        
+        assert!(table_names.contains(&"documents".to_string()), "documents table should exist");
+        assert!(table_names.contains(&"users".to_string()), "users table should exist");
+        
+        println!("✅ Migration rollback safety verified - schema is intact");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_migration_naming_convention() {
+        let new_migrations = get_new_migrations();
+        
+        if new_migrations.is_empty() {
+            println!("✅ No new migrations found - naming convention test skipped");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        for migration_path in &new_migrations {
+            let filename = migration_path
+                .split('/')
+                .last()
+                .expect("Should have filename");
+            
+            // Check naming convention: YYYYMMDDHHMMSS_description.sql
+            assert!(filename.len() > 15, "Migration filename should be long enough: {}", filename);
+            assert!(filename.ends_with(".sql"), "Migration should end with .sql: {}", filename);
+            
+            let parts: Vec<&str> = filename.split('_').collect();
+            assert!(parts.len() >= 2, "Migration should have timestamp_description format: {}", filename);
+            
+            let timestamp = parts[0];
+            assert!(timestamp.len() >= 14, "Timestamp should be at least 14 characters: {}", filename);
+            assert!(timestamp.chars().all(|c| c.is_numeric()), "Timestamp should be numeric: {}", filename);
+            
+            println!("✅ Migration {} follows naming convention", filename);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_no_changes_scenario_simulation() {
+        // Simulate what happens when git diff returns no changes (HEAD..HEAD)
+        let output = Command::new("git")
+            .args(["diff", "--name-only", "HEAD..HEAD", "--", "migrations/"])
+            .output()
+            .expect("Failed to run git diff");
+        
+        let files = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+        let no_changes: Vec<String> = files
+            .lines()
+            .filter(|line| line.ends_with(".sql"))
+            .map(|s| s.to_string())
+            .collect();
+        
+        // This should be empty (no changes between HEAD and itself)
+        assert!(no_changes.is_empty(), "HEAD..HEAD should show no changes");
+        
+        // Verify the test logic handles empty migrations gracefully
+        if no_changes.is_empty() {
+            println!("✅ No new migrations found - test passes");
+            // This is what the real tests do when no changes are found
+            return;
+        }
+        
+        println!("✅ No migration changes scenario handled correctly");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_no_conflicting_migration_timestamps() {
+        let new_migrations = get_new_migrations();
+        let main_migrations = get_migration_files_on_main();
+        
+        if new_migrations.is_empty() {
+            println!("✅ No new migrations found - timestamp conflict test skipped");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Extract timestamps from new migrations
+        let new_timestamps: Vec<String> = new_migrations.iter()
+            .map(|path| {
+                let filename = path.split('/').last().unwrap();
+                let timestamp = filename.split('_').next().unwrap();
+                timestamp.to_string()
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        // Extract timestamps from existing migrations on main
+        let main_timestamps: Vec<String> = main_migrations.iter()
+            .map(|path| {
+                let filename = path.split('/').last().unwrap();
+                let timestamp = filename.split('_').next().unwrap();
+                timestamp.to_string()
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        // Check for conflicts
+        for new_ts in &new_timestamps {
+            assert!(
+                !main_timestamps.contains(new_ts),
+                "Migration timestamp {} conflicts with existing migration on main",
+                new_ts
+            );
+        }
+
+        // Check for duplicates within new migrations
+        for (i, ts1) in new_timestamps.iter().enumerate() {
+            for (j, ts2) in new_timestamps.iter().enumerate() {
+                if i != j {
+                    assert_ne!(ts1, ts2, "Duplicate migration timestamp found: {}", ts1);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        println!("✅ No migration timestamp conflicts found");
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/tests/helpers.rs b/src/tests/helpers.rs
index cf7ad98..816950b 100644
--- a/src/tests/helpers.rs
+++ b/src/tests/helpers.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use tower::util::ServiceExt;
 
 pub async fn create_test_app() -> (Router, ContainerAsync<Postgres>) {
     let postgres_image = Postgres::default()
+        .with_tag("15-alpine")
         .with_env_var("POSTGRES_USER", "test")
         .with_env_var("POSTGRES_PASSWORD", "test")
         .with_env_var("POSTGRES_DB", "test");
diff --git a/src/tests/mod.rs b/src/tests/mod.rs
index f40390e..e26cd3f 100644
--- a/src/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tests/mod.rs
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ mod enhanced_ocr_tests;
 mod oidc_tests;
 mod enhanced_search_tests;
 mod settings_tests;
-mod users_tests; 
+mod users_tests;
+mod generic_migration_tests;