diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/security/roles.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/security/roles.ts
index cd9217d600..2fcde768bc 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/security/roles.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/security/roles.ts
@@ -384,8 +384,8 @@ export async function getAllRoles(appId?: string): Promise<RoleDoc[]> {
 }
 
 async function shouldIncludePowerRole(db: Database) {
-  const app = await db.get<App>(DocumentType.APP_METADATA)
-  const { creationVersion } = app
+  const app = await db.tryGet<App>(DocumentType.APP_METADATA)
+  const creationVersion = app?.creationVersion
   if (!creationVersion) {
     // Old apps don't have creationVersion, so we should include it for backward compatibility
     return true