diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e7284b3..0527af7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. This project adhere to the [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/) standard.
 
+## [0.2.1] 2026-02-03
+
+* Fix - Prevent table readiness checks while WordPress is installing.
+
 ## [0.2.0] 2026-01-05
 
 * Version - Update minimum required version of the stellarwp/schema library to v3.2.0.
diff --git a/src/Tables/Provider.php b/src/Tables/Provider.php
index 7d09d56..1edcec0 100644
--- a/src/Tables/Provider.php
+++ b/src/Tables/Provider.php
@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@ public function register(): void {
 				Register::table( Task_Logs::class );
 			}
 
+			/*
+			 * During WordPress installation, database operations are deferred.
+			 * Don't signal table readiness until installation is complete.
+			 */
+			if ( wp_installing() ) {
+				return;
+			}
+
 			/**
 			 * Fires an action when the Shepherd tables are registered.
 			 *
diff --git a/tests/wpunit/Tables/Tables_Provider_Test.php b/tests/wpunit/Tables/Tables_Provider_Test.php
index 0e4cc2d..6f69820 100644
--- a/tests/wpunit/Tables/Tables_Provider_Test.php
+++ b/tests/wpunit/Tables/Tables_Provider_Test.php
@@ -30,6 +30,27 @@ public function it_should_fire_tables_registered_action_when_successful(): void
 		$this->assertTrue( $hook_fired, 'The tables_registered action should be fired' );
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @test
+	 */
+	public function it_should_not_fire_tables_registered_action_when_wp_installing(): void {
+		// Mock wp_installing() to return true
+		$this->set_fn_return( 'wp_installing', true );
+
+		$hook_fired = false;
+		$prefix = Config::get_hook_prefix();
+
+		add_action( "shepherd_{$prefix}_tables_registered", function() use ( &$hook_fired ) {
+			$hook_fired = true;
+		} );
+
+		// Re-register to trigger the action
+		$provider = new Provider( Config::get_container() );
+		$provider->register();
+
+		$this->assertFalse( $hook_fired, 'The tables_registered action should NOT be fired when wp_installing() returns true' );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @test
 	 */