diff --git a/src/init/SeededPodInitializer.ts b/src/init/SeededPodInitializer.ts
index ec9f11940..1e76fb292 100644
--- a/src/init/SeededPodInitializer.ts
+++ b/src/init/SeededPodInitializer.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { readJson } from 'fs-extra';
 import type { RegistrationManager } from '../identity/interaction/email-password/util/RegistrationManager';
 import { getLoggerFor } from '../logging/LogUtil';
+import { createErrorMessage } from '../util/errors/ErrorUtil';
 import { Initializer } from './Initializer';
 
 /**
@@ -42,10 +43,15 @@ export class SeededPodInitializer extends Initializer {
       this.logger.debug(`Validated input: ${JSON.stringify(validated)}`);
 
       // Register and/or create a pod as requested. Potentially does nothing if all booleans are false.
-      await this.registrationManager.register(validated, true);
-      this.logger.info(`Initialized seeded pod and account for "${input.podName}".`);
-      count += 1;
+      try {
+        await this.registrationManager.register(validated, true);
+        this.logger.info(`Initialized seeded pod and account for "${input.podName}".`);
+        count += 1;
+      } catch (error: unknown) {
+        this.logger.warn(`Error while initializing seeded pod: ${createErrorMessage(error)})}`);
+      }
     }
+
     this.logger.info(`Initialized ${count} seeded pods.`);
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/unit/init/SeededPodInitializer.test.ts b/test/unit/init/SeededPodInitializer.test.ts
index d4b8647d4..142f88655 100644
--- a/test/unit/init/SeededPodInitializer.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/init/SeededPodInitializer.test.ts
@@ -45,4 +45,11 @@ describe('A SeededPodInitializer', (): void => {
     expect(registrationManager.validateInput).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
     expect(registrationManager.register).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
   });
+
+  it('does not throw exceptions when a seeded pod already exists.', async(): Promise<void> => {
+    registrationManager.register = jest.fn().mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('Pod already exists'));
+    await new SeededPodInitializer(registrationManager, configFilePath).handle();
+    expect(registrationManager.validateInput).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(registrationManager.register).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
 });