diff --git a/src/open_inwoner/openzaak/migrations/0035_populate_zaaktypeconfig_urls.py b/src/open_inwoner/openzaak/migrations/0035_populate_zaaktypeconfig_urls.py
index 6f4f3f3b40..1751c357e8 100644
--- a/src/open_inwoner/openzaak/migrations/0035_populate_zaaktypeconfig_urls.py
+++ b/src/open_inwoner/openzaak/migrations/0035_populate_zaaktypeconfig_urls.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # Generated by Django 3.2.20 on 2023-11-20 10:07
 
+import logging
+
 from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
-from django.db import migrations, transaction
+from django.db import ProgrammingError, migrations, transaction
 
-from open_inwoner.openzaak.zgw_imports import get_configurable_zaaktypes
 from open_inwoner.openzaak.clients import build_client
-import logging
+from open_inwoner.openzaak.zgw_imports import get_configurable_zaaktypes
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -18,16 +19,20 @@ def populate_zaaktype_config_urls(apps, schema_editor):
     CatalogusConfig = apps.get_model("openzaak", "CatalogusConfig")
     catalog_lookup = {c.url: c for c in CatalogusConfig.objects.all()}
 
-    client = build_client("catalogi")
-    if not client:
-        logger.warning(
-            "Not populating zaaktype config urls: could not build Catalogi API client"
-        )
-        return []
+    try:
+        client = build_client("catalogi")
+        if not client:
+            logger.warning(
+                "Not populating zaaktype config urls: could not build Catalogi API client"
+            )
+            return []
+
+        zaaktypes = get_configurable_zaaktypes(client)
+        if not zaaktypes:
+            return []
 
-    zaaktypes = get_configurable_zaaktypes(client)
-    if not zaaktypes:
-        return []
+    except ProgrammingError:
+        pass
 
     with transaction.atomic():
         for zaaktype in zaaktypes: