diff --git a/Civi/Sqltasks/CompilerPass.php b/Civi/Sqltasks/CompilerPass.php
index ff7fd73..2067c53 100644
--- a/Civi/Sqltasks/CompilerPass.php
+++ b/Civi/Sqltasks/CompilerPass.php
@@ -20,9 +20,21 @@ public function process(ContainerBuilder $container) {
         E::ts('Run SQL Task'),
       ], []);
 
-      $query = \CRM_Core_DAO::executeQuery("
-        SELECT id FROM civicrm_sqltasks WHERE input_spec IS NOT NULL ORDER BY id ASC;
-      ");
+      try {
+        $errorScope = \CRM_Core_TemporaryErrorScope::useException();
+        $query = \CRM_Core_DAO::executeQuery("
+          SELECT id FROM civicrm_sqltasks WHERE input_spec IS NOT NULL ORDER BY id ASC;
+        ");
+      }
+      catch (\Civi\Core\Exception\DBQueryException $e) {
+        // if this is executed before the upgrader for input_spec runs, civi doesn't boot
+        if (str_contains($e->getMessage(), 'DB Error: no such field')) {
+          // would like to log this, but seems to cause infinite loop in the container build process
+          // \Civi::log()->warning('Unable to add action providers. Please run upgraders to create column civicrm_sqltasks.input_spec');
+          return;
+        }
+        throw $e;
+      }
 
       while ($query->fetch()) {
         $task_id = $query->id;