diff --git a/resources/META-INF/native-image/babashka/babashka/native-image.properties b/resources/META-INF/native-image/babashka/babashka/native-image.properties
index 8a1deae7..f9fc5d91 100644
--- a/resources/META-INF/native-image/babashka/babashka/native-image.properties
+++ b/resources/META-INF/native-image/babashka/babashka/native-image.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 ImageName=bb
 Args=-H:+ReportExceptionStackTraces \
      -J-Dborkdude.dynaload.aot=true \
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ Args=-H:+ReportExceptionStackTraces \
      --report-unsupported-elements-at-runtime \
      --initialize-at-build-time=com.fasterxml.jackson \
      --initialize-at-run-time=org.postgresql.sspi.SSPIClient \
+     --initialize-at-run-time=java.sql.SQLException \
      --initialize-at-run-time=org.httpkit.client.ClientSslEngineFactory$SSLHolder \
      -H:ServiceLoaderFeatureExcludeServices=javax.sound.sampled.spi.AudioFileReader \
      -H:ServiceLoaderFeatureExcludeServices=javax.sound.midi.spi.MidiFileReader \