diff --git a/src/migrate.ts b/src/migrate.ts
index e00807b..fb80f5d 100644
--- a/src/migrate.ts
+++ b/src/migrate.ts
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ function runMigrations(intendedMigrations: Array<Migration>, log: Logger) {
       const error: MigrationError = new Error(
         `Migration failed. Reason: ${e.message}`,
       )
-      error.cause = e
+      error.reason = e
       throw error
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 5e16f9a..3f60dfe 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export interface FullConfig {
 }
 
 export class MigrationError extends Error {
-  public cause?: string
+  public reason?: string
 }
 
 export type FileType = "sql" | "js"