diff --git a/server/src/schema/migrations/1744910873969-InitialMigration.ts b/server/src/schema/migrations/1744910873969-InitialMigration.ts
index 4579ae2b08..63625a69ad 100644
--- a/server/src/schema/migrations/1744910873969-InitialMigration.ts
+++ b/server/src/schema/migrations/1744910873969-InitialMigration.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export async function up(db: Kysely<any>): Promise<void> {
   await sql`CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS "cube";`.execute(db);
   await sql`CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS "earthdistance";`.execute(db);
   await sql`CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS "pg_trgm";`.execute(db);
-  await sql`CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS ${sql.raw(vectorExtension)}`.execute(db);
+  await sql`CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS ${sql.raw(vectorExtension)} CASCADE`.execute(db);
   await sql`CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION immich_uuid_v7(p_timestamp timestamp with time zone default clock_timestamp())
   RETURNS uuid
   VOLATILE LANGUAGE SQL
diff --git a/server/src/services/database.service.ts b/server/src/services/database.service.ts
index 33af3ead39..2352004984 100644
--- a/server/src/services/database.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/database.service.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const messages = {
     Please ensure the Postgres instance has ${name} installed.
 
     If the Postgres instance already has ${name} installed, Immich may not have the necessary permissions to activate it.
-    In this case, please run 'CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS ${extension}' manually as a superuser.
+    In this case, please run 'CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS ${extension} CASCADE' manually as a superuser.
     See https://immich.app/docs/guides/database-queries for how to query the database.
 
     Alternatively, if your Postgres instance has any of ${otherExtensions.join(', ')}, you may use one of them instead by setting the environment variable 'DB_VECTOR_EXTENSION=<extension name>'.