diff --git a/provider/schema-azure/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/schema/azure/impl/schemainfostore/AzureSchemaInfoStore.java b/provider/schema-azure/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/schema/azure/impl/schemainfostore/AzureSchemaInfoStore.java
index 3b4b00acf86eb02ee902198ce597275c4c148695..26a16ea8b9a3320a7d2d00f1c31f6c93abc75822 100644
--- a/provider/schema-azure/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/schema/azure/impl/schemainfostore/AzureSchemaInfoStore.java
+++ b/provider/schema-azure/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/schema/azure/impl/schemainfostore/AzureSchemaInfoStore.java
@@ -385,9 +385,13 @@ public class AzureSchemaInfoStore implements ISchemaInfoStore {
 		for (String tenant : tenantList) {
 			String id = tenant + ":" + schemaId;
 			String partitionKey = createSchemaInfoPartitionKey(schemaKindToSchemaIdentity(schemaId));
-			Boolean exists = cosmosStore.findItem(tenant, cosmosDBName, schemaInfoContainer, id, partitionKey, SchemaInfoDoc.class).isPresent();
-			if (exists) {
-				return false;
+			try {
+				Boolean exists = cosmosStore.findItem(tenant, cosmosDBName, schemaInfoContainer, id, partitionKey, SchemaInfoDoc.class).isPresent();
+				if (exists) {
+					return false;
+				}
+			} catch (AppException ex) {
+				log.warning(String.format("Error occurred while performing uniqueness check in tenant '%s'", tenant), ex);
 			}
 		}
 		return true;
diff --git a/provider/schema-azure/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/schema/provider/azure/impl/schemainfostore/AzureSchemaInfoStoreTest.java b/provider/schema-azure/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/schema/provider/azure/impl/schemainfostore/AzureSchemaInfoStoreTest.java
index 053c260ca02c8f6564ffe00917ad874a8d14b118..ef80a0f222a42256a2922629357006ecf0126f44 100644
--- a/provider/schema-azure/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/schema/provider/azure/impl/schemainfostore/AzureSchemaInfoStoreTest.java
+++ b/provider/schema-azure/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/schema/provider/azure/impl/schemainfostore/AzureSchemaInfoStoreTest.java
@@ -256,6 +256,31 @@ public class AzureSchemaInfoStoreTest {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testIsUnique_ApplicationException() throws ApplicationException {
+        TenantInfo tenant1 = new TenantInfo();
+        tenant1.setName(commonTenantId);
+        tenant1.setDataPartitionId(commonTenantId);
+        TenantInfo tenant2 = new TenantInfo();
+        tenant2.setName(dataPartitionId);
+        tenant2.setDataPartitionId(dataPartitionId);
+        Collection<TenantInfo> tenants = Lists.newArrayList(tenant1, tenant2);
+        when(this.tenantFactory.listTenantInfo()).thenReturn(tenants);
+        Optional<SchemaInfoDoc> cosmosItem = Optional.of(schemaInfoDoc);
+
+        // An error is encountered while checking uniqueness in one tenant.
+        doThrow(AppException.class)
+                .when(cosmosStore)
+                .findItem(
+                        eq(dataPartitionId),
+                        any(),
+                        any(),
+                        eq(dataPartitionId + ":" + schemaId),
+                        eq(partitionKey),
+                        any());
+        assertTrue(schemaInfoStore.isUnique(schemaId, commonTenantId));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testIsUnique_True() throws ApplicationException {