diff --git a/app/settings/backend/router.py b/app/settings/backend/router.py
index 4fee5a9..c617024 100644
--- a/app/settings/backend/router.py
+++ b/app/settings/backend/router.py
@@ -308,6 +308,15 @@ async def get_migration_statuses_api():
     return migration_statuses()
 
 
+@router.post("/settings/migrations/execute", tags=["Settings"])
+async def execute_migration_api(payload: dict):
+    """Expose migration execution via API router (served under /api/v1)."""
+    from app.settings.backend.views import execute_migration, MigrationExecution
+
+    model = MigrationExecution(**payload)
+    return execute_migration(model)
+
+
 @router.post("/settings/sync-from-env", tags=["Settings"])
 async def sync_settings_from_env():
     """Sync settings from .env file into database (only updates empty values)"""
diff --git a/app/settings/frontend/migrations.html b/app/settings/frontend/migrations.html
index cc0df8d..f9eb1d5 100644
--- a/app/settings/frontend/migrations.html
+++ b/app/settings/frontend/migrations.html
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@
             const attempts = [];
             let data = null;
             let lastError = null;
+            let hardError = null;
 
             for (const url of urls) {
                 try {
@@ -202,7 +203,12 @@
                         break;
                     }
 
-                    lastError = payload.detail || payload.message || `HTTP ${response.status}`;
+                    const errMsg = payload.detail || payload.message || `HTTP ${response.status}`;
+                    if (response.status !== 404 && response.status !== 405) {
+                        hardError = errMsg;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    lastError = errMsg;
                 } catch (err) {
                     attempts.push(`${url} -> ERR`);
                     lastError = err.message || 'Netvaerksfejl';
@@ -210,11 +216,12 @@
             }
 
             if (!data) {
-                throw new Error(`${lastError || 'Migration fejlede'} (forsøgt: ${attempts.join(' | ')})`);
+                throw new Error(`${hardError || lastError || 'Migration fejlede'} (forsøgt: ${attempts.join(' | ')})`);
             }
 
             feedback.className = 'alert alert-success mt-3';
-            feedback.innerHTML = `<strong>Migration kørt</strong><br><pre class="mb-0">${data.output}</pre>`;
+            const output = data.output || data.message || 'Migration executed successfully';
+            feedback.innerHTML = `<strong>Migration kørt</strong><br><pre class="mb-0">${output}</pre>`;
         } catch (error) {
             feedback.className = 'alert alert-danger mt-3';
             feedback.innerHTML = `<strong>Fejl</strong><br>${error.message}`;
@@ -291,6 +298,7 @@
             const urls = buildMigrationActionUrls('status');
             let data = null;
             let lastError = null;
+            let hardError = null;
             const attempts = [];
 
             for (const url of urls) {
@@ -302,7 +310,12 @@
                         data = payload;
                         break;
                     }
-                    lastError = payload.detail || `HTTP ${response.status}`;
+                    const errMsg = payload.detail || `HTTP ${response.status}`;
+                    if (response.status !== 404 && response.status !== 405) {
+                        hardError = errMsg;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    lastError = errMsg;
                 } catch (err) {
                     attempts.push(`${url} -> ERR`);
                     lastError = err.message || 'Netvaerksfejl';
@@ -310,7 +323,7 @@
             }
 
             if (!data) {
-                throw new Error(`${lastError || 'Status check fejlede'} (forsøgt: ${attempts.join(' | ')})`);
+                throw new Error(`${hardError || lastError || 'Status check fejlede'} (forsøgt: ${attempts.join(' | ')})`);
             }
 
             const statuses = data.statuses || [];