diff --git a/modules/cms/classes/Theme.php b/modules/cms/classes/Theme.php
index 2df93f6fe..4d558d250 100644
--- a/modules/cms/classes/Theme.php
+++ b/modules/cms/classes/Theme.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use October\Rain\Halcyon\Datasource\FileDatasource;
 use ApplicationException;
 use SystemException;
 use DirectoryIterator;
+use Exception;
 
 /**
  * This class represents the CMS theme.
@@ -147,9 +148,14 @@ class Theme
         $activeTheme = Config::get('cms.activeTheme');
 
         if (App::hasDatabase()) {
-            $dbResult = Cache::remember(self::ACTIVE_KEY, 1440, function() {
-                return Parameters::applyKey(self::ACTIVE_KEY)->pluck('value');
-            });
+            try {
+                $dbResult = Cache::remember(self::ACTIVE_KEY, 1440, function() {
+                    return Parameters::applyKey(self::ACTIVE_KEY)->pluck('value');
+                });
+            }
+            catch (Exception $ex) {
+                $dbResult = Parameters::applyKey(self::ACTIVE_KEY)->pluck('value');
+            }
 
             if ($dbResult !== null && static::exists($dbResult)) {
                 $activeTheme = $dbResult;