From ab78a6a1583f9902268484af9c7dac13ccb72569 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ajaysi <ajay.calsoft@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2026 17:48:58 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix: don't raise on startup errors to allow server start

---
 backend/app.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/backend/app.py b/backend/app.py
index f41e4168..0501d5bc 100644
--- a/backend/app.py
+++ b/backend/app.py
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ async def startup_event():
         _assert_router_mounted("podcast")
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error(f"Error during startup: {e}")
-        raise
+        # Don't raise - let the server start anyway
 
 
 def _assert_router_mounted(router_name: str) -> None: