diff --git a/core/store/migrate/migrations/0194_evm_schema.sql b/core/store/migrate/migrations/0194_evm_schema.sql
index fc55028c16e..65b9bddd6d7 100644
--- a/core/store/migrate/migrations/0194_evm_schema.sql
+++ b/core/store/migrate/migrations/0194_evm_schema.sql
@@ -162,3 +162,4 @@ CREATE TRIGGER notify_eth_tx_insertion AFTER INSERT ON public.eth_txes FOR EACH
 -- +goose StatementEnd
 
 DROP SCHEMA evm;
+SET search_path TO public;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/store/migrate/migrations/0202_default_values_for_last_finalized_block.sql.sql b/core/store/migrate/migrations/0202_default_values_for_last_finalized_block.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from core/store/migrate/migrations/0202_default_values_for_last_finalized_block.sql.sql
rename to core/store/migrate/migrations/0202_default_values_for_last_finalized_block.sql
diff --git a/core/store/migrate/migrations/0203_search_path.sql b/core/store/migrate/migrations/0203_search_path.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..06213067ae4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/store/migrate/migrations/0203_search_path.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+-- +goose Up
+-- BFC-2694 - fix search path so public takes precedence. No need for a downward migration.
+SET search_path TO public,evm;
+