diff --git a/engine/apps/grafana_plugin/apps.py b/engine/apps/grafana_plugin/apps.py
index 3d76dfc0..995e6fd4 100644
--- a/engine/apps/grafana_plugin/apps.py
+++ b/engine/apps/grafana_plugin/apps.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import sys
 
 from django.apps import AppConfig, apps
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.db import OperationalError
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
@@ -25,13 +26,16 @@ class GrafanaPluginConfig(AppConfig):
         # TODO: this logic should probably be moved out to a common utility
         is_not_migration_script = any(startup_command in sys.argv for startup_command in STARTUP_COMMANDS)
         if is_not_migration_script and settings.IS_OPEN_SOURCE:
-            Organization = apps.get_model("user_management", "Organization")
-            has_existing_org = Organization.objects.first() is not None
+            try:
+                Organization = apps.get_model("user_management", "Organization")
+                has_existing_org = Organization.objects.first() is not None
 
-            # only enforce the following for new setups - if no organization exists in the database
-            # and the GRAFANA_API_URL env var is not specified, exit the application
-            if has_existing_org is False and settings.SELF_HOSTED_SETTINGS["GRAFANA_API_URL"] is None:
-                logger.error(
-                    f"For OSS installations, GRAFANA_API_URL is a required environment variable. Please set it and restart the application."
-                )
-                sys.exit()
+                # only enforce the following for new setups - if no organization exists in the database
+                # and the GRAFANA_API_URL env var is not specified, exit the application
+                if has_existing_org is False and settings.SELF_HOSTED_SETTINGS["GRAFANA_API_URL"] is None:
+                    logger.error(
+                        f"For OSS installations, GRAFANA_API_URL is a required environment variable. Please set it and restart the application."
+                    )
+                    sys.exit()
+            except OperationalError:
+                pass
diff --git a/engine/apps/integrations/mixins/alert_channel_defining_mixin.py b/engine/apps/integrations/mixins/alert_channel_defining_mixin.py
index cebcee5e..fd6ac239 100644
--- a/engine/apps/integrations/mixins/alert_channel_defining_mixin.py
+++ b/engine/apps/integrations/mixins/alert_channel_defining_mixin.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class AlertChannelDefiningMixin(object):
                 if cache.get(self.CACHE_DB_FALLBACK_OBSOLETE_KEY) is None:
                     cache.set(self.CACHE_DB_FALLBACK_OBSOLETE_KEY, True, self.CACHE_DB_FALLBACK_REFRESH_INTERVAL)
                     self.update_alert_receive_channel_cache()
+
         except AlertReceiveChannel.DoesNotExist:
             raise PermissionDenied("Integration key was not found. Permission denied.")
         except OperationalError:
@@ -65,13 +66,13 @@ class AlertChannelDefiningMixin(object):
             else:
                 logger.info("Cache is empty!")
                 raise
-
-        if alert_receive_channel.organization.is_moved:
-            raise OrganizationMovedException(alert_receive_channel.organization)
-        if alert_receive_channel.organization.deleted_at:
-            # It's better to raise OrganizarionDeletedException, but in legacy code PermissionDenied is returned when integration key not found.
-            # So, keep it consistent.
-            raise PermissionDenied("Integration key was not found. Permission denied.")
+        else:
+            if alert_receive_channel.organization.is_moved:
+                raise OrganizationMovedException(alert_receive_channel.organization)
+            if alert_receive_channel.organization.deleted_at:
+                # It's better to raise OrganizarionDeletedException, but in legacy code PermissionDenied is returned when integration key not found.
+                # So, keep it consistent.
+                raise PermissionDenied("Integration key was not found. Permission denied.")
 
         del kwargs["alert_channel_key"]
         kwargs["alert_receive_channel"] = alert_receive_channel