diff --git a/src/backend/src/services/database/SqliteDatabaseAccessService.js b/src/backend/src/services/database/SqliteDatabaseAccessService.js
index 98c35b252..7fb9ff636 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/services/database/SqliteDatabaseAccessService.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/services/database/SqliteDatabaseAccessService.js
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ class SqliteDatabaseAccessService extends BaseDatabaseAccessService {
             [39, [
                 '0043_add_dt.sql',
             ]],
+            [40, [
+                '0044_dev-center-godmode.sql',
+            ]],
         ];
 
         // Database upgrade logic
diff --git a/src/backend/src/services/database/sqlite_setup/0044_dev-center-godmode.sql b/src/backend/src/services/database/sqlite_setup/0044_dev-center-godmode.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2fc8385b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/src/services/database/sqlite_setup/0044_dev-center-godmode.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+-- Enable godmode for dev-center app to allow launching editor with file_paths
+-- This fixes issue #2218 where worker files couldn't be opened from DEV Center
+
+UPDATE `apps` SET `godmode`=1 WHERE `uid`='app-0b37f054-07d4-4627-8765-11bd23e889d4';