diff --git a/scripts/init-db.ts b/scripts/init-db.ts
index a249ac0..bb2cc70 100644
--- a/scripts/init-db.ts
+++ b/scripts/init-db.ts
@@ -102,11 +102,59 @@ async function initDatabase() {
     console.log(`Reading schema from ${schemaPath}...`);
     const schema = readFileSync(schemaPath, "utf-8");
 
-    // Split by semicolons and filter out comments and empty statements
-    const allStatements = schema
-      .split(";")
-      .map((s) => s.trim())
-      .filter((s) => s.length > 0 && !s.startsWith("--"));
+    // Remove comments
+    const cleanedSchema = schema
+      .split("\n")
+      .map((line) => {
+        const trimmed = line.trim();
+        if (trimmed.startsWith("--")) {
+          return "";
+        }
+        const commentIndex = line.indexOf("--");
+        if (commentIndex >= 0) {
+          return line.substring(0, commentIndex);
+        }
+        return line;
+      })
+      .join("\n");
+
+    // Split by semicolon and reconstruct multi-line statements
+    const parts = cleanedSchema.split(";");
+    const allStatements: string[] = [];
+    let currentStatement = "";
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < parts.length; i++) {
+      const part = parts[i].trim();
+      if (part.length === 0) {
+        // If we have a current statement and hit an empty part, it's the end of a statement
+        if (currentStatement.trim().length > 0) {
+          allStatements.push(currentStatement.trim());
+          currentStatement = "";
+        }
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      currentStatement += (currentStatement ? " " : "") + part;
+
+      // Check if parentheses are balanced (for CREATE TABLE) or if it's a simple statement (CREATE INDEX)
+      const openCount = (currentStatement.match(/\(/g) || []).length;
+      const closeCount = (currentStatement.match(/\)/g) || []).length;
+      const isIndex = currentStatement
+        .toUpperCase()
+        .trim()
+        .startsWith("CREATE INDEX");
+
+      // Statement is complete if:
+      // 1. It's an INDEX (usually single line)
+      // 2. Parentheses are balanced
+      // 3. Or it's the last part
+      if (isIndex || openCount === closeCount || i === parts.length - 1) {
+        if (currentStatement.trim().length > 0) {
+          allStatements.push(currentStatement.trim());
+          currentStatement = "";
+        }
+      }
+    }
 
     // Separate CREATE TABLE and CREATE INDEX statements
     const tableStatements: string[] = [];