diff --git a/lib/flag_shih_tzu.rb b/lib/flag_shih_tzu.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/flag_shih_tzu.rb
+++ b/lib/flag_shih_tzu.rb
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ module FlagShihTzu
     
       def check_flag_column
         unless columns.any? { |column| column.name == flag_column && column.type == :integer }
-          raise "Table '#{table_name}' must have an integer column named '#{flag_column}' in order to use FlagShihTzu"
+          puts "Error: Table '#{table_name}' must have an integer column named '#{flag_column}' in order to use FlagShihTzu"
         end
       end
Changed flags column check to print an error instead of raising an exception. It avoids raising an error when installing the plugin in an existing application.