diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c22b51e..f319e1a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
     "db:migrate": "drizzle-kit migrate",
     "db:push": "drizzle-kit push",
     "db:studio": "drizzle-kit studio",
-    "generate-transactions": "ts-node -r dotenv/config scripts/generateCitizenTransactions.ts"
+    "generate-transactions": "ts-node -r dotenv/config scripts/generateCitizenTransactions.ts",
+    "db:populate": "node --experimental-specifier-resolution=node --loader ts-node/esm src/server/db/migrations/populate_db.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@next/third-parties": "^14.2.14",
@@ -41,6 +42,14 @@
     "viem": "^2.21.18",
     "zod": "^3.23.8"
   },
+  "ts-node": {
+    "esm": true,
+    "experimentalSpecifierResolution": "node",
+    "project": "./tsconfig.json",
+    "require": [
+      "tsconfig-paths/register"
+    ]
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "^22.5.2",
     "@types/pg": "^8.11.10",
@@ -52,6 +61,7 @@
     "postcss": "^8",
     "tailwindcss": "^3.4.1",
     "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
+    "tsconfig-paths": "^4.2.0",
     "typescript": "^5"
   }
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 6cc4207..1d5ef59 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2841,6 +2841,11 @@ json5@^1.0.2:
   dependencies:
     minimist "^1.2.0"
 
+json5@^2.2.2:
+  version "2.2.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/json5/-/json5-2.2.3.tgz#78cd6f1a19bdc12b73db5ad0c61efd66c1e29283"
+  integrity sha512-XmOWe7eyHYH14cLdVPoyg+GOH3rYX++KpzrylJwSW98t3Nk+U8XOl8FWKOgwtzdb8lXGf6zYwDUzeHMWfxasyg==
+
 "jsx-ast-utils@^2.4.1 || ^3.0.0", jsx-ast-utils@^3.3.5:
   version "3.3.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jsx-ast-utils/-/jsx-ast-utils-3.3.5.tgz#4766bd05a8e2a11af222becd19e15575e52a853a"
@@ -3724,6 +3729,7 @@ streamsearch@^1.1.0:
   integrity sha512-Mcc5wHehp9aXz1ax6bZUyY5afg9u2rv5cqQI3mRrYkGC8rW2hM02jWuwjtL++LS5qinSyhj2QfLyNsuc+VsExg==
 
 "string-width-cjs@npm:string-width@^4.2.0", string-width@^4.1.0:
+  name string-width-cjs
   version "4.2.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-width/-/string-width-4.2.3.tgz#269c7117d27b05ad2e536830a8ec895ef9c6d010"
   integrity sha512-wKyQRQpjJ0sIp62ErSZdGsjMJWsap5oRNihHhu6G7JVO/9jIB6UyevL+tXuOqrng8j/cxKTWyWUwvSTriiZz/g==
@@ -3979,6 +3985,15 @@ tsconfig-paths@^3.15.0:
     minimist "^1.2.6"
     strip-bom "^3.0.0"
 
+tsconfig-paths@^4.2.0:
+  version "4.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tsconfig-paths/-/tsconfig-paths-4.2.0.tgz#ef78e19039133446d244beac0fd6a1632e2d107c"
+  integrity sha512-NoZ4roiN7LnbKn9QqE1amc9DJfzvZXxF4xDavcOWt1BPkdx+m+0gJuPM+S0vCe7zTJMYUP0R8pO2XMr+Y8oLIg==
+  dependencies:
+    json5 "^2.2.2"
+    minimist "^1.2.6"
+    strip-bom "^3.0.0"
+
 tslib@^2.4.0:
   version "2.7.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tslib/-/tslib-2.7.0.tgz#d9b40c5c40ab59e8738f297df3087bf1a2690c01"