From ddbd7a9437db6307756493448fb8f1b8ba5356dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: kshitijk4poor <82637225+kshitijk4poor@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:24:49 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix(cli): only a missing column/table means the read-only
 store needs migration

Other OperationalErrors (locked, disk I/O) keep their real message.
---
 hermes_cli/sessions_cmd.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/hermes_cli/sessions_cmd.py b/hermes_cli/sessions_cmd.py
index 68ef577183..f9c1497d88 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/sessions_cmd.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/sessions_cmd.py
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ def cmd_sessions(args, sessions_parser=None):
         try:
             return handler(db, args)
         except sqlite3.OperationalError as e:
-            if not observational:
+            if not observational or not str(e).lower().startswith("no such "):
                 raise
             # A read-only opener skips schema migration, so a store from an older release can lack a column.
             print(f"Error: session database needs migration — run any writing hermes command first ({e})")