diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c71a0a49f..ce0f18bb3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog], and this project adheres to [Semantic
 - cli: `update` and `uninstall` commands no longer require a valid config.
 - cli: Fixed a regression in `new` command leading to crash with `TypeError`.
 - config: Fixed `jobs` section deserialization.
+- database: Ignore abstract models during module validation.
 
 ## [6.4.0rc1] - 2022-12-09
 
diff --git a/src/dipdup/utils/database.py b/src/dipdup/utils/database.py
index b7d3b1f41..4848b1caf 100644
--- a/src/dipdup/utils/database.py
+++ b/src/dipdup/utils/database.py
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ def iter_models(package: Optional[str]) -> Iterator[tuple[str, Type[TortoiseMode
 
             attr_value = getattr(module, attr)
             if is_model_class(attr_value):
+                if getattr(getattr(attr_value, 'Meta', None), 'abstract', False):
+                    continue
                 yield app, attr_value