diff --git a/tenant_schemas/apps.py b/tenant_schemas/apps.py
index 6b16b621..cf4b7bc6 100644
--- a/tenant_schemas/apps.py
+++ b/tenant_schemas/apps.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.checks import Critical, Error, Warning, register
 from django.core.files.storage import default_storage
+from django.db import connection
 from tenant_schemas.storage import TenantStorageMixin
 from tenant_schemas.utils import get_public_schema_name, get_tenant_model
 
@@ -67,12 +68,15 @@ def best_practice(app_configs, **kwargs):
                 % get_public_schema_name()))
 
         # make sure no tenant schema is in settings.PG_EXTRA_SEARCH_PATHS
-        invalid_schemas = set(settings.PG_EXTRA_SEARCH_PATHS).intersection(
-            get_tenant_model().objects.all().values_list('schema_name', flat=True))
-        if invalid_schemas:
-            errors.append(Critical(
-                "Do not include tenant schemas (%s) on PG_EXTRA_SEARCH_PATHS."
-                % ", ".join(sorted(invalid_schemas))))
+        tenant_model = get_tenant_model()
+        # but avoid check during initial migration(s) when the table for tenant model is not created yet
+        if tenant_model._meta.db_table in connection.introspection.table_names():
+            invalid_schemas = set(settings.PG_EXTRA_SEARCH_PATHS).intersection(
+                tenant_model.objects.all().values_list('schema_name', flat=True))
+            if invalid_schemas:
+                errors.append(Critical(
+                    "Do not include tenant schemas (%s) on PG_EXTRA_SEARCH_PATHS."
+                    % ", ".join(sorted(invalid_schemas))))
 
     if not settings.SHARED_APPS:
         errors.append(