diff --git a/InvenTree/users/models.py b/InvenTree/users/models.py
index 5c95abfe46..42028e91f0 100644
--- a/InvenTree/users/models.py
+++ b/InvenTree/users/models.py
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from django.dispatch import receiver
 from django.db.models.signals import post_save, post_delete
 
+import logging
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 class RuleSet(models.Model):
     """
@@ -345,7 +350,7 @@ def update_group_roles(group, debug=False):
             content_type = ContentType.objects.get(app_label=app, model=model)
             permission = Permission.objects.get(content_type=content_type, codename=perm)
         except ContentType.DoesNotExist:
-            raise ValueError(f"Error: Could not find permission matching '{permission_string}'")
+            logger.warning(f"Error: Could not find permission matching '{permission_string}'")
             permission = None
 
         return permission
diff --git a/InvenTree/users/test_migrations.py b/InvenTree/users/test_migrations.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7e4c24b2dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/InvenTree/users/test_migrations.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+"""
+Unit tests for the user model database migrations
+"""
+
+from django_test_migrations.contrib.unittest_case import MigratorTestCase
+
+from InvenTree import helpers
+
+
+class TestForwardMigrations(MigratorTestCase):
+    """
+    Test entire schema migration sequence for the users app
+    """
+
+    migrate_from = ('users', helpers.getOldestMigrationFile('users'))
+    migrate_to = ('users', helpers.getNewestMigrationFile('users'))
+
+    def prepare(self):
+
+        User = self.old_state.apps.get_model('auth', 'user')
+
+        User.objects.create(
+            username='fred',
+            email='fred@fred.com',
+            password='password'
+        )
+        
+        User.objects.create(
+            username='brad',
+            email='brad@fred.com',
+            password='password'
+        )
+
+    def test_users_exist(self):
+
+        User = self.new_state.apps.get_model('auth', 'user')
+
+        self.assertEqual(User.objects.count(), 2)