diff --git a/flow/activities/flowable.go b/flow/activities/flowable.go
index b959613429..c57bd29f92 100644
--- a/flow/activities/flowable.go
+++ b/flow/activities/flowable.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -713,45 +712,40 @@ func (a *FlowableActivity) SendWALHeartbeat(ctx context.Context) error {
 			log.Info("context is done, exiting wal heartbeat send loop")
 			return nil
 		case <-ticker.C:
-			peersTableExists := true
 			pgPeers, err := getPostgresPeerConfigs(ctx)
 			if err != nil {
-				if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "does not exist") {
-					log.Warn("[sendwalheartbeat]: warning: peers table not found. skipping walheartbeat send.")
-					peersTableExists = false
-				}
-				return fmt.Errorf("error getting postgres peers: %w", err)
+				log.Warn("[sendwalheartbeat]: warning: unable to fetch peers." +
+					"Skipping walheartbeat send. error encountered: " + err.Error())
+				continue
 			}
 
-			if peersTableExists {
-				command := `
+			command := `
 				BEGIN;
 				DROP aggregate IF EXISTS PEERDB_EPHEMERAL_HEARTBEAT(float4);
 				CREATE AGGREGATE PEERDB_EPHEMERAL_HEARTBEAT(float4) (SFUNC = float4pl, STYPE = float4);
 				DROP aggregate PEERDB_EPHEMERAL_HEARTBEAT(float4);
 				END;
 				`
-				// run above command for each Postgres peer
-				for _, pgPeer := range pgPeers {
-					pgConfig := pgPeer.GetPostgresConfig()
-					peerConn, peerErr := pgx.Connect(ctx, utils.GetPGConnectionString(pgConfig))
-					if peerErr != nil {
-						return fmt.Errorf("error creating pool for postgres peer %v with host %v: %w",
-							pgPeer.Name, pgConfig.Host, peerErr)
-					}
-
-					_, err := peerConn.Exec(ctx, command)
-					if err != nil {
-						log.Warnf("warning: could not send walheartbeat to peer %v: %v", pgPeer.Name, err)
-					}
-
-					closeErr := peerConn.Close(ctx)
-					if closeErr != nil {
-						return fmt.Errorf("error closing postgres connection for peer %v with host %v: %w",
-							pgPeer.Name, pgConfig.Host, closeErr)
-					}
-					log.Infof("sent walheartbeat to peer %v", pgPeer.Name)
+			// run above command for each Postgres peer
+			for _, pgPeer := range pgPeers {
+				pgConfig := pgPeer.GetPostgresConfig()
+				peerConn, peerErr := pgx.Connect(ctx, utils.GetPGConnectionString(pgConfig))
+				if peerErr != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("error creating pool for postgres peer %v with host %v: %w",
+						pgPeer.Name, pgConfig.Host, peerErr)
+				}
+
+				_, err := peerConn.Exec(ctx, command)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Warnf("warning: could not send walheartbeat to peer %v: %v", pgPeer.Name, err)
+				}
+
+				closeErr := peerConn.Close(ctx)
+				if closeErr != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("error closing postgres connection for peer %v with host %v: %w",
+						pgPeer.Name, pgConfig.Host, closeErr)
 				}
+				log.Infof("sent walheartbeat to peer %v", pgPeer.Name)
 			}
 		}
 		ticker.Stop()