diff --git a/pkg/db/mysql.go b/pkg/db/mysql.go
index 4bfb37f..3327013 100644
--- a/pkg/db/mysql.go
+++ b/pkg/db/mysql.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package db
 import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
+	"errors"
 	"github.com/DanielLiu1123/gencoder/pkg/model"
 	"slices"
 	"sort"
@@ -22,6 +23,9 @@ where table_schema = ?
 	tableRow := db.QueryRowContext(ctx, tableSql, schema, table)
 	var t model.Table
 	if err := tableRow.Scan(&t.Schema, &t.Name, &t.Comment); err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
+			return nil, nil
+		}
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -45,7 +49,7 @@ order by ordinal_position;
 	}
 	defer columnRows.Close()
 
-	var columns []*model.Column
+	columns := make([]*model.Column, 0)
 	for columnRows.Next() {
 		var col model.Column
 		if err := columnRows.Scan(&col.Ordinal, &col.Name, &col.Type, &col.IsNullable, &col.DefaultValue, &col.IsPrimaryKey, &col.Comment); err != nil {
@@ -103,7 +107,7 @@ order by index_name, seq_in_index;
 		})
 	}
 
-	var indexes []*model.Index
+	indexes := make([]*model.Index, 0)
 	for _, index := range indexMap {
 		indexes = append(indexes, index)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/db/mysql_test.go b/pkg/db/mysql_test.go
index 8c805a4..10d65d5 100644
--- a/pkg/db/mysql_test.go
+++ b/pkg/db/mysql_test.go
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ package db
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"database/sql"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/xo/dburl"
 	"os/exec"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -56,17 +56,10 @@ func TestGenMySQLTable(t *testing.T) {
 	// Wait for MySQL to initialize
 	time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
 
-	dsn := "root:root@tcp(127.0.0.1:3306)/testdb"
-	db, err := sql.Open("mysql", dsn)
+	db, err := dburl.Open("mysql://root:root@localhost:3306/testdb")
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to connect to the database: %s", err)
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to open database connection: %s", err)
 	}
-	defer func(db *sql.DB) {
-		err := db.Close()
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("Failed to close the database: %s", err)
-		}
-	}(db)
 
 	_, err = db.Exec(`CREATE TABLE testdb.user (
         id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
diff --git a/pkg/db/postgres.go b/pkg/db/postgres.go
index 4b86cf1..5d16843 100644
--- a/pkg/db/postgres.go
+++ b/pkg/db/postgres.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package db
 import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
+	"errors"
 	"github.com/DanielLiu1123/gencoder/pkg/model"
 	"slices"
 	"sort"
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ WHERE table_schema = $1
 	tableRow := db.QueryRowContext(ctx, tableSql, schema, name)
 	var t model.Table
 	if err := tableRow.Scan(&t.Schema, &t.Name, &t.Comment); err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
+			return nil, nil
+		}
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -53,7 +57,7 @@ ORDER BY a.attnum;
 	}
 	defer columnRows.Close()
 
-	var columns []*model.Column
+	columns := make([]*model.Column, 0)
 	for columnRows.Next() {
 		var col model.Column
 		if err := columnRows.Scan(&col.Ordinal, &col.Name, &col.Type, &col.IsNullable, &col.DefaultValue, &col.IsPrimaryKey, &col.Comment); err != nil {
@@ -118,7 +122,7 @@ ORDER BY ic.relname, indkey_col.ordinality;
 		})
 	}
 
-	var indexes []*model.Index
+	indexes := make([]*model.Index, 0)
 	for _, index := range indexMap {
 		indexes = append(indexes, index)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/util/util.go b/pkg/util/util.go
index a4c8bda..d14b284 100644
--- a/pkg/util/util.go
+++ b/pkg/util/util.go
@@ -143,6 +143,12 @@ func collectRenderContextsForDBConfig(dbCfg *model.DatabaseConfig) []*model.Rend
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
+		// table not found
+		if table == nil {
+			log.Printf("table %s.%s not found, skipping", schema, tbCfg.Name)
+			continue
+		}
+
 		ctx := createRenderContext(dbCfg, tbCfg, table)
 
 		contexts = append(contexts, ctx)