diff --git a/lib/zxystream.js b/lib/zxystream.js
index 7be72cf..654c2e5 100644
--- a/lib/zxystream.js
+++ b/lib/zxystream.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ function ZXYStream(source, options) {
 ZXYStream.prototype._read = function() {
     var stream = this;
     this.source._db.all('SELECT zoom_level AS z, tile_column AS x, tile_row AS y FROM tiles LIMIT ' + this.batch + ' OFFSET ' + this.offset, function(err, rows) {
+        if (err && err.code === 'SQLITE_ERROR' && /no such table/.test(err.message)) return stream.push(null);
         if (err) return stream.emit('error', err);
         if (!rows.length) return stream.push(null);
         stream.offset += stream.batch;