diff --git a/modules/database.js b/modules/database.js
index b02d233..1d383f6 100644
--- a/modules/database.js
+++ b/modules/database.js
@@ -59,20 +59,22 @@ async function runDDL() {
 
             if (sql.trim()) {
                 logger.log(`Execution of ${file.bold || file}`, ["DDL", "yellow"])
-                await ddlConn.query(sql)
+                try {
+                    await ddlConn.query(sql)
+                } catch (error) {
+                    if (error?.fatal) {
+                        logger.error(`Critical error during execution of ${file}: ` + error.message, ["MariaDB", "yellow"])
+                        throw error
+                    }
+                    logger.warn(`Minimal error in ${file} (skipped): ` + error.message, ["MariaDB", "yellow"])
+                }
             }
         }
 
         logger.log("MariaDB database successfully initialised!", ["MariaDB", "yellow"])
     } catch (error) {
-        if (error?.fatal) {
-            logger.error("Critical error during DB initialisation: " + error.message, ["MariaDB", "yellow"])
-            logger.error(error)
-            throw error
-        } else {
-            logger.warn("Minimal error during DB initialisation: " + error.message, ["MariaDB", "yellow"])
-        }
-
+        logger.error("DB initialisation aborted: " + error.message, ["MariaDB", "yellow"])
+        throw error
     } finally {
         if (rootConn) {
             await rootConn.end()