diff --git a/app/lib/database.rb b/app/lib/database.rb
index b149e8b0b..6298ee673 100644
--- a/app/lib/database.rb
+++ b/app/lib/database.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module Database
   # @param table [String] the name of the table to check for
   def self.table_exists?(table)
     ActiveRecord::Base.connection.table_exists?(table)
-  rescue ActiveRecord::NoDatabaseError
+  rescue ActiveRecord::NoDatabaseError, ActiveRecord::ConnectionNotEstablished
     false
   end
 end