diff --git a/queue.go b/queue.go
index ad2118a..52480b3 100644
--- a/queue.go
+++ b/queue.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ func (q Queue) syn(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, []byte, error) {
    `, reservation)
 	if err := row.Err(); err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to query reservation: %w", err)
-	} else if err := row.Scan(&payload); err != nil {
+	} else if err := row.Scan(&payload); err != nil && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "no rows in result") {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse reservation: %w", err)
 	}