diff --git a/gui/__main__.py b/gui/__main__.py
index 7aa2b11..6359d7c 100644
--- a/gui/__main__.py
+++ b/gui/__main__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ from core.models.manage.session_management import init_session, get_session, clo
 from core.models.manage.version_check import check_database_compatibility, insert_new_version, get_custom_message
 from core.services.helpers.manage_assets import assets_folder_setup
 from core.Constants import Constants
+from core.models.DatabaseOperation import DatabaseOperation, DBErrorType
+from core.models.manage.migrations import migrate_sql
+
 # generic
 import os
 import sys
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ def recovery_dialog(custom_error, db_version_you_have):
 # ============================================================================
 # ASSETS FOLDER
 # ============================================================================
+logger.info("Welcome, checking assets..")
 if not assets_folder_setup():
     from gui.v2.ui.popups.generic_error_popup import show_error
     custom_error = "Unable to Setup your Assets Folder.  Please create an assets directory at ~/.local/share/hydra-veil/assets"
@@ -45,17 +49,22 @@ if not assets_folder_setup():
 # ============================================================================
 # INITIALIZE DATABASE
 # ============================================================================
-# Does the database exist?
-system_path = get_path()
-database_path = system_path / "storage.db"
-main_db_exists = does_it_exist(database_path)
+logger.info("[DB MANAGEMENT] Starting DB init..")
+try:
+    # Does the database exist?
+    system_path = get_path()
+    database_path = system_path / "storage.db"
+    main_db_exists = does_it_exist(database_path)
 
-# Setup operations on the main DB which create it
-init_session() # (engine, Session, _session all initialized from session_management)
-session = get_session()
+    # Setup operations on the main DB which create it
+    init_session() # (engine, Session, _session all initialized from session_management)
+    session = get_session()
 
-# does the version checker table exist?
-version_table_exists = does_db_version_table_exist()
+    # does the version checker table exist?
+    version_table_exists = does_db_version_table_exist()
+except:
+    logger.error("Critical Error with database initialization!")
+    sys.exit()
 
 # are they upgrading from a legacy version?
 # that would mean the table existed, but not the version table,
@@ -89,17 +98,29 @@ logger.info(f"[DB MANAGEMENT] The result of the check is {is_compatable} and the
 # IF THE VERSIONS MATCH
 # ============================================================================
 if is_compatable:
-    made_tables = create_ALL_tables()
+    try:
+        made_tables = create_ALL_tables()
+        # SCREEN FAILED TABLES
+        if not made_tables:
+            custom_error = "Critical Failure with starting the models of the database."
+            logger.error(f"[DB MANAGEMENT] {custom_error}")
+            close_session()
+            from gui.v2.ui.popups.Database_version import show_recovery_dialog
+            choice = show_recovery_dialog({"message": custom_error, "db_version": 0, "status": "cant_make"})
+            logger.info(f"[DB MANAGEMENT] From the database error options, the user picked {choice}")
+            sys.exit()
 
-    # SCREEN FAILED TABLES
-    if not made_tables:
-        custom_error = "Critical Failure with starting the models of the database."
-        logger.error(f"[DB MANAGEMENT] {custom_error}")
-        close_session()
-        from gui.v2.ui.popups.Database_version import show_recovery_dialog
-        choice = show_recovery_dialog({"message": custom_error, "db_version": 0, "status": "cant_make"})
-        logger.info(f"[DB MANAGEMENT] From the database error options, the user picked {choice}")
-        sys.exit()
+    except:
+        logger.info(f"[DB MANAGEMENT] create ALL tables failed.  Running migrations...")
+        made_tables = migrate_sql()
+        logger.info(f"[DB MANAGEMENT] Results of migration is {made_tables.valid}")
+
+        if not made_tables.valid:
+            close_session()
+            custom_error = "Could not Migrate the Database version, please delete the database.  You will NOT lose profiles, this is the public data."
+            from gui.v2.ui.popups.Database_version import show_recovery_dialog
+            choice = show_recovery_dialog({"message": custom_error, "db_version": 0, "status": "cant_make"})
+            sys.exit()
 
     # ASSUME TABLES CREATED
     logger.info("[DB MANAGEMENT] Tables successfully made or initialized if pre-existing")
diff --git a/gui/__pycache__/__main__.cpython-312.pyc b/gui/__pycache__/__main__.cpython-312.pyc
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e758e5..0000000
Binary files a/gui/__pycache__/__main__.cpython-312.pyc and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6dbce05..b35b956 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "sp-hydra-veil-core == 2.3.9",
+    "sp-hydra-veil-core == 2.4.0",
     "pyperclip ~= 1.9.0",
     "pyqt6 ~= 6.7.1",
     "qrcode[pil] ~= 8.2"