diff --git a/src/app/api/icons/route.ts b/src/app/api/icons/route.ts
index c567587..7e45efa 100644
--- a/src/app/api/icons/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/icons/route.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,32 @@ async function ensureTables() {
       "tenantId" TEXT NOT NULL REFERENCES tenants(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
     )
   `)
+
+  const symbolCols = [
+    `ALTER TABLE tenant_symbols ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "name" TEXT`,
+    `ALTER TABLE tenant_symbols ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "svgPath" TEXT`,
+    `ALTER TABLE tenant_symbols ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "isUploaded" BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT false`,
+    `ALTER TABLE tenant_symbols ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "categoryId" TEXT`,
+    `ALTER TABLE tenant_symbols ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "migratedFromIconId" TEXT`,
+    `ALTER TABLE tenant_symbols ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "customName" TEXT`,
+    `ALTER TABLE tenant_symbols ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "sortOrder" INTEGER`,
+    `ALTER TABLE tenant_symbols ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "createdAt" TIMESTAMP(3) NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP`,
+    `ALTER TABLE tenant_symbols ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "updatedAt" TIMESTAMP(3) NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP`,
+  ]
+  for (const sql of symbolCols) {
+    try { await prisma.$executeRawUnsafe(sql) } catch (e) { /* ignore */ }
+  }
+
+  const catCols = [
+    `ALTER TABLE tenant_categories ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "description" TEXT`,
+    `ALTER TABLE tenant_categories ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "sortOrder" INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0`,
+    `ALTER TABLE tenant_categories ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "isActive" BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT true`,
+    `ALTER TABLE tenant_categories ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "createdAt" TIMESTAMP(3) NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP`,
+    `ALTER TABLE tenant_categories ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "updatedAt" TIMESTAMP(3) NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP`,
+  ]
+  for (const sql of catCols) {
+    try { await prisma.$executeRawUnsafe(sql) } catch (e) { /* ignore */ }
+  }
 }
 
 export async function GET() {
@@ -93,7 +119,7 @@ export async function GET() {
         `SELECT ts.*, tc.id as "catId", tc.name as "catName"
          FROM tenant_symbols ts
          LEFT JOIN tenant_categories tc ON ts."categoryId" = tc.id
-         WHERE ts."tenantId" = $1 AND ts."isActive" = true
+         WHERE ts."tenantId" = $1 AND (ts."isActive" IS NULL OR ts."isActive" = true)
          ORDER BY COALESCE(tc."sortOrder", 9999) ASC, COALESCE(ts."sortOrder", 9999) ASC`,
         tenantId
       ) as any[]
diff --git a/src/app/api/tenant/symbols/route.ts b/src/app/api/tenant/symbols/route.ts
index 37e61d6..698b631 100644
--- a/src/app/api/tenant/symbols/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/tenant/symbols/route.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ async function getTenantId() {
 }
 
 async function ensureTables() {
+  // ─── Create tables (idempotent) ───
   await prisma.$executeRawUnsafe(`
     CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS tenant_symbols (
       id TEXT PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
@@ -43,6 +44,33 @@ async function ensureTables() {
       "tenantId" TEXT NOT NULL REFERENCES tenants(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
     )
   `)
+
+  // ─── Add missing columns (idempotent) ───
+  const symbolCols = [
+    `ALTER TABLE tenant_symbols ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "name" TEXT`,
+    `ALTER TABLE tenant_symbols ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "svgPath" TEXT`,
+    `ALTER TABLE tenant_symbols ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "isUploaded" BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT false`,
+    `ALTER TABLE tenant_symbols ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "categoryId" TEXT`,
+    `ALTER TABLE tenant_symbols ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "migratedFromIconId" TEXT`,
+    `ALTER TABLE tenant_symbols ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "customName" TEXT`,
+    `ALTER TABLE tenant_symbols ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "sortOrder" INTEGER`,
+    `ALTER TABLE tenant_symbols ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "createdAt" TIMESTAMP(3) NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP`,
+    `ALTER TABLE tenant_symbols ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "updatedAt" TIMESTAMP(3) NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP`,
+  ]
+  for (const sql of symbolCols) {
+    try { await prisma.$executeRawUnsafe(sql) } catch (e) { /* ignore */ }
+  }
+
+  const catCols = [
+    `ALTER TABLE tenant_categories ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "description" TEXT`,
+    `ALTER TABLE tenant_categories ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "sortOrder" INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0`,
+    `ALTER TABLE tenant_categories ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "isActive" BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT true`,
+    `ALTER TABLE tenant_categories ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "createdAt" TIMESTAMP(3) NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP`,
+    `ALTER TABLE tenant_categories ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "updatedAt" TIMESTAMP(3) NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP`,
+  ]
+  for (const sql of catCols) {
+    try { await prisma.$executeRawUnsafe(sql) } catch (e) { /* ignore */ }
+  }
 }
 
 // ─── GET ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -95,7 +123,7 @@ export async function GET(req: NextRequest) {
 
     // Get categories for ordering
     const categories: any[] = await prisma.$queryRawUnsafe(
-      `SELECT * FROM tenant_categories WHERE "tenantId" = $1 AND "isActive" = true ORDER BY "sortOrder" ASC`,
+      `SELECT * FROM tenant_categories WHERE "tenantId" = $1 AND ("isActive" IS NULL OR "isActive" = true) ORDER BY "sortOrder" ASC`,
       tenantId
     )