diff --git a/src/snek/app.py b/src/snek/app.py
index 99f23e7..6d9346d 100644
--- a/src/snek/app.py
+++ b/src/snek/app.py
@@ -67,13 +67,17 @@ class Application(BaseApplication):
         self.setup_router()
         self.db.query("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL")
         self.db.query("PRAGMA syncnorm=off")
-        if not self.db["user"].has_index("username"):
-            self.db["user"].create_index("username", unique=True)
-        if not self.db["channel_member"].has_index(["channel_uid","user_uid"]):
-            self.db["channel_member"].create_index(["channel_uid","user_uid"])
-        if not self.db["channel_message"].has_index(["channel_uid","user_uid"]):
-            self.db["channel_message"].create_index(["channel_uid","user_uid"])
-    
+
+        try:
+            if not self.db["user"].has_index("username"):
+                self.db["user"].create_index("username", unique=True)
+            if not self.db["channel_member"].has_index(["channel_uid","user_uid"]):
+                self.db["channel_member"].create_index(["channel_uid","user_uid"])
+            if not self.db["channel_message"].has_index(["channel_uid","user_uid"]):
+                self.db["channel_message"].create_index(["channel_uid","user_uid"])
+        except:
+            pass 
+        
         self.cache = Cache(self)
         self.services = get_services(app=self)
         self.mappers = get_mappers(app=self)