diff --git a/tools/generate_db_helpers/generate_db_helpers.go b/tools/generate_db_helpers/generate_db_helpers.go
index 4be74723ba6326f450a33c7b1e7305b2f158be76_dG9vbHMvZ2VuZXJhdGVfZGJfaGVscGVycy9nZW5lcmF0ZV9kYl9oZWxwZXJzLmdv..b28e1bbc04fb0828bb7edf4d24125616661ab373_dG9vbHMvZ2VuZXJhdGVfZGJfaGVscGVycy9nZW5lcmF0ZV9kYl9oZWxwZXJzLmdv 100644
--- a/tools/generate_db_helpers/generate_db_helpers.go
+++ b/tools/generate_db_helpers/generate_db_helpers.go
@@ -260,6 +260,10 @@
 
 	tag, err := tags.Get(name)
 	if err != nil {
+		if err.Error() == "tag does not exist" {
+			return "", nil, os.ErrNotExist
+		}
+
 		return "", nil, err
 	}