diff --git a/djangoldp/apps.py b/djangoldp/apps.py
index aac1db2d29b4762799d19e01d606c03d8b7b09cd..8811cf84d104b281ac712b9734084d654fc50e1e 100644
--- a/djangoldp/apps.py
+++ b/djangoldp/apps.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from django.apps import AppConfig
+from django.db import OperationalError
 
 
 class DjangoldpConfig(AppConfig):
@@ -21,3 +22,6 @@ class DjangoldpConfig(AppConfig):
                 existing_source = LDPSource.objects.get(federation=path)
             except LDPSource.DoesNotExist:
                 LDPSource.objects.create(federation=path, urlid=Model.absolute_url(model_class))
+            except OperationalError:
+                pass
+