diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index c37124f1e..8426536ef 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -173,11 +173,14 @@ https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui
 
 
 def run_migrations():
-    from alembic.config import Config
-    from alembic import command
+    try:
+        from alembic.config import Config
+        from alembic import command
 
-    alembic_cfg = Config("alembic.ini")
-    command.upgrade(alembic_cfg, "head")
+        alembic_cfg = Config("alembic.ini")
+        command.upgrade(alembic_cfg, "head")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error: {e}")
 
 
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diff --git a/backend/migrations/env.py b/backend/migrations/env.py
index c700c20f5..7035cf917 100644
--- a/backend/migrations/env.py
+++ b/backend/migrations/env.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ target_metadata = Auth.metadata
 DB_URL = DATABASE_URL
 
 if DB_URL:
-    config.set_main_option("sqlalchemy.url", DB_URL)
+    config.set_main_option("sqlalchemy.url", DB_URL.replace("%", "%%"))
 
 
 def run_migrations_offline() -> None: