diff --git a/packages/db/setup.sh b/packages/db/setup.sh
index d91340cab..83d1cd09f 100755
--- a/packages/db/setup.sh
+++ b/packages/db/setup.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-psql --host $PG_HOST -U $PG_USER -d $PG_DB -c "CREATE USER app_user WITH PASSWORD 'app_pass';"
+psql --host $PG_HOST -U $PG_USER -d $PG_DB -c "CREATE USER app_user WITH PASSWORD 'app_pass';"  || true
 echo "created app_user"
 yarn workspace @omnivore/db migrate
-psql --host $PG_HOST -U $PG_USER -d $PG_DB -c "GRANT omnivore_user TO app_user;"
+psql --host $PG_HOST -U $PG_USER -d $PG_DB -c "GRANT omnivore_user TO app_user;"  || true
 echo "granted omnivore_user to app_user"
 
 # create demo user with email: demo@omnivore.app, password: demo