diff --git a/app/models/submission.rb b/app/models/submission.rb
index 002933e5..4e61c691 100644
--- a/app/models/submission.rb
+++ b/app/models/submission.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class Submission < ApplicationRecord
   belongs_to :account
   belongs_to :created_by_user, class_name: 'User', optional: true
 
-  has_one :search_entry, as: :record, inverse_of: :record, dependent: :destroy
+  has_one :search_entry, as: :record, inverse_of: :record, dependent: :destroy if SearchEntry.table_exists?
 
   has_many :submitters, dependent: :destroy
   has_many :submission_events, dependent: :destroy
diff --git a/app/models/submitter.rb b/app/models/submitter.rb
index b684dfbe..205a3b0c 100644
--- a/app/models/submitter.rb
+++ b/app/models/submitter.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Submitter < ApplicationRecord
   belongs_to :submission
   belongs_to :account
   has_one :template, through: :submission
-  has_one :search_entry, as: :record, inverse_of: :record, dependent: :destroy
+  has_one :search_entry, as: :record, inverse_of: :record, dependent: :destroy if SearchEntry.table_exists?
 
   attribute :values, :string, default: -> { {} }
   attribute :preferences, :string, default: -> { {} }
diff --git a/app/models/template.rb b/app/models/template.rb
index 41b635a0..59f2c36d 100644
--- a/app/models/template.rb
+++ b/app/models/template.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class Template < ApplicationRecord
   belongs_to :account
   belongs_to :folder, class_name: 'TemplateFolder'
 
-  has_one :search_entry, as: :record, inverse_of: :record, dependent: :destroy
+  has_one :search_entry, as: :record, inverse_of: :record, dependent: :destroy if SearchEntry.table_exists?
 
   before_validation :maybe_set_default_folder, on: :create