diff --git a/ldk-server/src/io/sqlite_store/mod.rs b/ldk-server/src/io/sqlite_store/mod.rs
index cee2bae..e63f54f 100644
--- a/ldk-server/src/io/sqlite_store/mod.rs
+++ b/ldk-server/src/io/sqlite_store/mod.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ impl SqliteStore {
 		})?;
 
 		let index_creation_time_sql = format!(
-			"CREATE INDEX idx_creation_time ON {} (creation_time);",
+			"CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_creation_time ON {} (creation_time);",
 			paginated_kv_table_name
 		);