diff --git a/extensions/Others/NavbarManager/NavbarManager.php b/extensions/Others/NavbarManager/NavbarManager.php
index 43e7e2539..38889e4dc 100644
--- a/extensions/Others/NavbarManager/NavbarManager.php
+++ b/extensions/Others/NavbarManager/NavbarManager.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use Paymenter\Extensions\Others\NavbarManager\Models\NavbarLink;
 
 class NavbarManager extends Extension
 {
+    private static bool $migrationAttempted = false;
     public function getConfig($values = [])
     {
         try {
@@ -74,6 +75,30 @@ class NavbarManager extends Extension
     private function getNavigationLinks($type)
     {
         try {
+            if (!\Schema::hasTable('navbar_links')) {
+                if (!self::$migrationAttempted) {
+                    self::$migrationAttempted = true;
+                    try {
+                        Artisan::call('migrate', [
+                            '--path' => 'extensions/Others/NavbarManager/database/migrations',
+                            '--force' => true,
+                        ]);
+                    } catch (\Exception $migrationException) {
+                        \Log::error('NavbarManager: Failed to run migrations', [
+                            'error' => $migrationException->getMessage(),
+                        ]);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // Table still missing, skip navigation injection to prevent 500s
+                if (!\Schema::hasTable('navbar_links')) {
+                    \Log::warning('NavbarManager: navbar_links table missing. Skipping navigation injection.', [
+                        'type' => $type,
+                    ]);
+                    return [];
+                }
+            }
+
             $links = NavbarLink::where('type', $type)
                 ->where('is_active', true)
                 ->whereNull('parent_id') // Only get top-level links