diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5fcff99d..0d1c1565 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
   func(T) error
   ```
 
+- Make `PRAGMA optimize` statement optional ([#5611](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/discussions/5611)).
+
 
 ## v0.23.0-rc2
 
diff --git a/core/collection_record_table_sync.go b/core/collection_record_table_sync.go
index ef6f42df..30aa675d 100644
--- a/core/collection_record_table_sync.go
+++ b/core/collection_record_table_sync.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package core
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ func (app *BaseApp) SyncRecordTableSchema(newCollection *Collection, oldCollecti
 	// (https://www.sqlite.org/pragma.html#pragma_optimize)
 	_, optimizeErr := app.DB().NewQuery("PRAGMA optimize").Execute()
 	if optimizeErr != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to run optimize after the fields changes: %w", optimizeErr)
+		app.Logger().Warn("Failed to run PRAGMA optimize after record table sync", slog.String("error", optimizeErr.Error()))
 	}
 
 	return nil