diff --git a/src/admin/AdminBatchEditPanel.tsx b/src/admin/AdminBatchEditPanel.tsx
index 7014a5f4..9abb67da 100644
--- a/src/admin/AdminBatchEditPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/admin/AdminBatchEditPanel.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { getUniqueTagsCached } from '@/photo/cache';
 import AdminBatchEditPanelClient from './AdminBatchEditPanelClient';
 
 export default async function AdminBatchEditPanel() {
-  const uniqueTags = await getUniqueTagsCached();
+  const uniqueTags = await getUniqueTagsCached().catch(() => []);
   return (
     <AdminBatchEditPanelClient {...{ uniqueTags }} />
   );
diff --git a/src/photo/db/query.ts b/src/photo/db/query.ts
index 1f9cacaa..e97e633b 100644
--- a/src/photo/db/query.ts
+++ b/src/photo/db/query.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,10 @@ const safelyQueryPhotos = async <T>(
         throw e;
       }
     } else {
-      console.log(`sql get error: ${e.message} `);
+      if (e.message !== 'The server does not support SSL connections') {
+        // Avoid re-logging errors on initial installation
+        console.log(`sql get error: ${e.message} `);
+      }
       throw e;
     }
   }