diff --git a/pkg/core/db/db.go b/pkg/core/db/db.go
index 0e4c3f4a..9d485b5f 100644
--- a/pkg/core/db/db.go
+++ b/pkg/core/db/db.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Code generated by sqlc. DO NOT EDIT.
 // versions:
-//   sqlc v1.29.0
+//   sqlc v1.30.0
 
 package db
 
diff --git a/pkg/core/db/models.go b/pkg/core/db/models.go
index 71194bea..529b9a5f 100644
--- a/pkg/core/db/models.go
+++ b/pkg/core/db/models.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Code generated by sqlc. DO NOT EDIT.
 // versions:
-//   sqlc v1.29.0
+//   sqlc v1.30.0
 
 package db
 
diff --git a/pkg/core/db/reads.sql.go b/pkg/core/db/reads.sql.go
index bda1dd8d..ecf6754b 100644
--- a/pkg/core/db/reads.sql.go
+++ b/pkg/core/db/reads.sql.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Code generated by sqlc. DO NOT EDIT.
 // versions:
-//   sqlc v1.29.0
+//   sqlc v1.30.0
 // source: reads.sql
 
 package db
diff --git a/pkg/core/db/setup.sql.go b/pkg/core/db/setup.sql.go
index 745323fc..5a12ed3e 100644
--- a/pkg/core/db/setup.sql.go
+++ b/pkg/core/db/setup.sql.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Code generated by sqlc. DO NOT EDIT.
 // versions:
-//   sqlc v1.29.0
+//   sqlc v1.30.0
 // source: setup.sql
 
 package db
diff --git a/pkg/core/db/sql/migrations/00028_fix_missing_tables_from_state_sync.sql b/pkg/core/db/sql/migrations/00028_fix_missing_tables_from_state_sync.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b96edadb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/core/db/sql/migrations/00028_fix_missing_tables_from_state_sync.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+-- +migrate Up
+-- This migration ensures tables exist for nodes that state synced from snapshots
+-- created after the original migrations (22, 23, 25, 26, 27) but before these tables
+-- were added to the state sync dump list (lines 269-278 in state_sync.go).
+--
+-- Nodes that state synced during that window have the migration records but not
+-- the actual tables, so this migration recreates them safely using IF NOT EXISTS.
+
+-- From migration 00022 (note: without array columns, which were removed in 00023)
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS core_ern (
+    id bigserial primary key,
+    address text not null,
+    index bigint not null,
+    tx_hash text not null,
+    sender text not null,
+    message_control_type smallint not null,
+    raw_message bytea not null,
+    raw_acknowledgment bytea not null,
+    block_height bigint not null
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_core_ern_address on core_ern (address);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_core_ern_block_height on core_ern (block_height);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_core_ern_message_control_type on core_ern (message_control_type);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_core_ern_sender on core_ern (sender);
+
+-- From migration 00022 - MEAD (Music Encoding and Archival Data) messages
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS core_mead(
+    id bigserial primary key,
+    address text not null,
+    tx_hash text not null,
+    index bigint not null,
+    sender text not null,
+    resource_addresses text[] default '{}',
+    release_addresses text[] default '{}',
+    raw_message bytea not null,
+    raw_acknowledgment bytea not null,
+    block_height bigint not null
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_core_mead_address on core_mead (address);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_core_mead_block_height on core_mead (block_height);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_core_mead_sender on core_mead (sender);
+
+-- From migration 00022 - PIE (Party Information Entity) messages
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS core_pie(
+    id bigserial primary key,
+    address text not null,
+    tx_hash text not null,
+    index bigint not null,
+    sender text not null,
+    party_addresses text[] default '{}',
+    raw_message bytea not null,
+    raw_acknowledgment bytea not null,
+    block_height bigint not null
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_core_pie_address on core_pie (address);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_core_pie_block_height on core_pie (block_height);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_core_pie_sender on core_pie (sender);
+
+-- From migration 00023 - normalized entity tables
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS core_resources (
+    address text primary key,
+    ern_address text not null,
+    entity_type text not null,
+    entity_index integer not null,
+    tx_hash text not null,
+    block_height bigint not null,
+    created_at timestamp default now()
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS core_releases (
+    address text primary key,
+    ern_address text not null,
+    entity_type text not null,
+    entity_index integer not null,
+    tx_hash text not null,
+    block_height bigint not null,
+    created_at timestamp default now()
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS core_parties (
+    address text primary key,
+    ern_address text not null,
+    entity_type text not null,
+    entity_index integer not null,
+    tx_hash text not null,
+    block_height bigint not null,
+    created_at timestamp default now()
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS core_deals (
+    address text primary key,
+    ern_address text not null,
+    entity_type text not null,
+    entity_index integer not null,
+    tx_hash text not null,
+    block_height bigint not null,
+    created_at timestamp default now()
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_core_resources_ern_address on core_resources(ern_address);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_core_resources_tx_hash on core_resources(tx_hash);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_core_resources_block_height on core_resources(block_height);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_core_releases_ern_address on core_releases(ern_address);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_core_releases_tx_hash on core_releases(tx_hash);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_core_releases_block_height on core_releases(block_height);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_core_parties_ern_address on core_parties(ern_address);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_core_parties_tx_hash on core_parties(tx_hash);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_core_parties_block_height on core_parties(block_height);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_core_deals_ern_address on core_deals(ern_address);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_core_deals_tx_hash on core_deals(tx_hash);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_core_deals_block_height on core_deals(block_height);
+
+-- From migration 00026 - programmatic rewards
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS core_rewards (
+    id bigserial primary key,
+    address text not null,
+    index bigint not null,
+    tx_hash text not null,
+    sender text not null,
+    reward_id text not null,
+    name text not null,
+    amount bigint not null,
+    claim_authorities text[] default '{}',
+    raw_message bytea not null,
+    block_height bigint not null,
+    created_at timestamp with time zone default now(),
+    updated_at timestamp with time zone default now()
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_core_rewards_address on core_rewards (address);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_core_rewards_reward_id on core_rewards (reward_id);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_core_rewards_block_height on core_rewards (block_height);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_core_rewards_sender on core_rewards (sender);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_core_rewards_claim_authorities on core_rewards using gin (claim_authorities);
+
+-- From migration 00027 - programmable distribution
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS core_uploads(
+  id bigserial primary key,
+  uploader_address text not null,
+  cid text not null,
+  transcoded_cid text not null,
+  upid text not null,
+  upload_signature text not null,
+  validator_address text not null,
+  validator_signature text not null,
+  tx_hash text not null,
+  block_height bigint not null
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_core_uploads_cid on core_uploads(cid);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_core_uploads_transcoded_cid on core_uploads(transcoded_cid);
+
+-- +migrate Down
+-- No-op: we never want to drop these tables as part of a rollback.
+-- They should have existed from earlier migrations anyway, and dropping them
+-- would cause data loss for nodes that have them correctly.
+
diff --git a/pkg/core/db/writes.sql.go b/pkg/core/db/writes.sql.go
index 62e7d28a..63efa641 100644
--- a/pkg/core/db/writes.sql.go
+++ b/pkg/core/db/writes.sql.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Code generated by sqlc. DO NOT EDIT.
 // versions:
-//   sqlc v1.29.0
+//   sqlc v1.30.0
 // source: writes.sql
 
 package db