diff --git a/app/src/Application.php b/app/src/Application.php
index 4ef407d80..fb3c32775 100644
--- a/app/src/Application.php
+++ b/app/src/Application.php
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public function bootstrap(): void
                 $this->addPlugin($p->plugin);
             }
         }
-        catch(\Cake\Database\Exception\DatabaseException $e) {
+        catch(\Cake\Database\Exception\QueryException | \Cake\Database\Exception\DatabaseException $e) {
             // Most likely we are performing the initial database setup and
             // the plugins table is missing.
         }
diff --git a/app/src/Model/Behavior/NormalizationBehavior.php b/app/src/Model/Behavior/NormalizationBehavior.php
index f0305c079..c4be92eeb 100644
--- a/app/src/Model/Behavior/NormalizationBehavior.php
+++ b/app/src/Model/Behavior/NormalizationBehavior.php
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public function beforeMarshal(Event $event, ArrayObject $data, ArrayObject $opti
     // but for that we need $data in entity form.
 
     // This will recurse, so make sure to break the loop
-    $entity = $Table->newEntity((array)$data, options: ['skipNormalization' => true]);
+    $entity = $Table->newEntity((array)$data, options: ['skipNormalization' => true, 'validate' => false]);
 
     $coId = $Table->calculateCoForRecord($entity);