diff --git a/src/main/java/com/company/agentfoundation/directory/EmployeeDirectoryService.java b/src/main/java/com/company/agentfoundation/directory/EmployeeDirectoryService.java
index cd5aac6..9995217 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/company/agentfoundation/directory/EmployeeDirectoryService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/company/agentfoundation/directory/EmployeeDirectoryService.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.company.agentfoundation.directory;
 import org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
@@ -45,21 +46,29 @@ public class EmployeeDirectoryService {
       return Optional.empty();
     }
 
-    List<EmployeeDataPermission> permissions = jdbcTemplate.query("""
-            SELECT source_system, permission_type, scope_path, scope_name
-            FROM employee_data_permission
-            WHERE employee_id = ?
-            ORDER BY source_system, permission_type, scope_path
-            """,
-        (rs, rowNum) -> new EmployeeDataPermission(
-            rs.getString("source_system"),
-            rs.getString("permission_type"),
-            rs.getString("scope_path"),
-            rs.getString("scope_name")
-        ),
-        accounts.get(0).id()
-    );
+    List<EmployeeDataPermission> permissions = findPermissions(accounts.get(0).id());
 
     return Optional.of(new EmployeeDirectoryResponse(accounts.get(0), permissions));
   }
+
+  private List<EmployeeDataPermission> findPermissions(Long employeeId) {
+    try {
+      return jdbcTemplate.query("""
+              SELECT source_system, permission_type, scope_path, scope_name
+              FROM employee_data_permission
+              WHERE employee_id = ?
+              ORDER BY source_system, permission_type, scope_path
+              """,
+          (rs, rowNum) -> new EmployeeDataPermission(
+              rs.getString("source_system"),
+              rs.getString("permission_type"),
+              rs.getString("scope_path"),
+              rs.getString("scope_name")
+          ),
+          employeeId
+      );
+    } catch (Exception ignored) {
+      return Collections.emptyList();
+    }
+  }
 }