diff --git a/plugins/apps/triggers.go b/plugins/apps/triggers.go
index ad16adb10..32bfbd515 100644
--- a/plugins/apps/triggers.go
+++ b/plugins/apps/triggers.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package apps
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"time"
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ func TriggerInstall() error {
 	}
 
 	apps, err := common.UnfilteredDokkuApps()
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, common.NoAppsExist) {
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/builder/triggers.go b/plugins/builder/triggers.go
index dfbd57683..a47c48a78 100644
--- a/plugins/builder/triggers.go
+++ b/plugins/builder/triggers.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func TriggerInstall() error {
 	}
 
 	apps, err := common.UnfilteredDokkuApps()
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, common.NoAppsExist) {
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/common/data.go b/plugins/common/data.go
index a3c1e8092..075ae06d5 100644
--- a/plugins/common/data.go
+++ b/plugins/common/data.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package common
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ func SetupAppData(pluginName string) error {
 	}
 
 	apps, err := UnfilteredDokkuApps()
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, NoAppsExist) {
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/common/triggers.go b/plugins/common/triggers.go
index 2c10767da..dd5ae5c5c 100644
--- a/plugins/common/triggers.go
+++ b/plugins/common/triggers.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package common
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 )
 
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ func TriggerInstall() error {
 	}
 
 	apps, err := UnfilteredDokkuApps()
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, NoAppsExist) {
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/network/triggers.go b/plugins/network/triggers.go
index 370ffd68f..c6035310b 100644
--- a/plugins/network/triggers.go
+++ b/plugins/network/triggers.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package network
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ func TriggerInstall() error {
 	}
 
 	apps, err := common.UnfilteredDokkuApps()
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, common.NoAppsExist) {
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/ports/triggers.go b/plugins/ports/triggers.go
index bb4e7a83d..c8c4288a0 100644
--- a/plugins/ports/triggers.go
+++ b/plugins/ports/triggers.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package ports
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"sort"
 
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ func TriggerInstall() error {
 	}
 
 	apps, err := common.UnfilteredDokkuApps()
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, common.NoAppsExist) {
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/ps/triggers.go b/plugins/ps/triggers.go
index aa2282460..22471053d 100644
--- a/plugins/ps/triggers.go
+++ b/plugins/ps/triggers.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func TriggerInstall() error {
 	}
 
 	apps, err := common.UnfilteredDokkuApps()
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, common.NoAppsExist) {
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/scheduler/triggers.go b/plugins/scheduler/triggers.go
index a83ce8013..a7f38ec5f 100644
--- a/plugins/scheduler/triggers.go
+++ b/plugins/scheduler/triggers.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package scheduler
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common"
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ func TriggerInstall() error {
 	}
 
 	apps, err := common.UnfilteredDokkuApps()
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, common.NoAppsExist) {
 		return nil
 	}