diff --git a/src/databricks/labs/ucx/assessment/workflows.py b/src/databricks/labs/ucx/assessment/workflows.py
index 3c0efbd7af..3ed1853e19 100644
--- a/src/databricks/labs/ucx/assessment/workflows.py
+++ b/src/databricks/labs/ucx/assessment/workflows.py
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ def assess_dashboards(self, ctx: RuntimeContext):
         """
         ctx.query_linter.refresh_report()
 
-    @job_task(depends_on=[assess_jobs])
+    @job_task(depends_on=[crawl_tables, assess_jobs])
     def assess_workflows(self, ctx: RuntimeContext):
         """Scans all jobs for migration issues in notebooks jobs.
 
diff --git a/src/databricks/labs/ucx/contexts/application.py b/src/databricks/labs/ucx/contexts/application.py
index 0965ffb583..cbff1e9d2e 100644
--- a/src/databricks/labs/ucx/contexts/application.py
+++ b/src/databricks/labs/ucx/contexts/application.py
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 from databricks.labs.blueprint.tui import Prompts
 from databricks.labs.blueprint.wheels import ProductInfo, WheelsV2
 from databricks.labs.lsql.backends import SqlBackend
+from databricks.sdk import AccountClient, WorkspaceClient, core
+from databricks.sdk.errors import DatabricksError
+from databricks.sdk.service import sql
 
 from databricks.labs.ucx.assessment.dashboards import DashboardOwnership
 from databricks.labs.ucx.assessment.jobs import JobsCrawler
@@ -24,9 +27,6 @@
 from databricks.labs.ucx.source_code.directfs_access import DirectFsAccessCrawler, DirectFsAccessOwnership
 from databricks.labs.ucx.source_code.python_libraries import PythonLibraryResolver
 from databricks.labs.ucx.source_code.used_table import UsedTablesCrawler
-from databricks.sdk import AccountClient, WorkspaceClient, core
-from databricks.sdk.service import sql
-
 from databricks.labs.ucx.account.workspaces import WorkspaceInfo
 from databricks.labs.ucx.assessment.azure import AzureServicePrincipalCrawler
 from databricks.labs.ucx.assessment.dashboards import LakeviewDashboardCrawler, RedashDashboardCrawler
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
     PrincipalACL,
 )
 from databricks.labs.ucx.hive_metastore.mapping import TableMapping
-from databricks.labs.ucx.hive_metastore.table_migration_status import TableMigrationIndex
 from databricks.labs.ucx.hive_metastore.ownership import (
     TableMigrationOwnership,
     TableOwnership,
@@ -59,6 +58,7 @@
     TableMigrationStatusRefresher,
     TablesMigrator,
 )
+from databricks.labs.ucx.hive_metastore.table_migration_status import TableMigrationIndex
 from databricks.labs.ucx.hive_metastore.table_move import TableMove
 from databricks.labs.ucx.hive_metastore.udfs import UdfsCrawler, UdfOwnership
 from databricks.labs.ucx.hive_metastore.verification import VerifyHasCatalog, VerifyHasMetastore
@@ -585,6 +585,15 @@ def dependency_resolver(self) -> DependencyResolver:
             self.pip_resolver, self.notebook_resolver, self.file_resolver, self.file_resolver, self.path_lookup
         )
 
+    @cached_property
+    def table_migration_index(self) -> TableMigrationIndex:
+        try:
+            index = self.tables_migrator.index()
+        except DatabricksError as e:
+            logger.warning("Table migration cannot be loaded. Initializing empty index.", exc_info=e)
+            index = TableMigrationIndex([])
+        return index
+
     @cached_property
     def workflow_linter(self) -> WorkflowLinter:
         return WorkflowLinter(
@@ -592,7 +601,7 @@ def workflow_linter(self) -> WorkflowLinter:
             self.jobs_crawler,
             self.dependency_resolver,
             self.path_lookup,
-            TableMigrationIndex([]),  # TODO: bring back self.tables_migrator.index()
+            self.table_migration_index,
             self.directfs_access_crawler_for_paths,
             self.used_tables_crawler_for_paths,
         )
diff --git a/src/databricks/labs/ucx/contexts/workspace_cli.py b/src/databricks/labs/ucx/contexts/workspace_cli.py
index 065b480b5f..6ce1224889 100644
--- a/src/databricks/labs/ucx/contexts/workspace_cli.py
+++ b/src/databricks/labs/ucx/contexts/workspace_cli.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 from databricks.labs.lsql.backends import SqlBackend, StatementExecutionBackend
 from databricks.sdk import WorkspaceClient
-from databricks.sdk.errors import NotFound
 
 from databricks.labs.ucx.assessment.aws import AWSResources
 from databricks.labs.ucx.framework.utils import run_command
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@
 from databricks.labs.ucx.azure.resources import AzureAPIClient, AzureResources
 from databricks.labs.ucx.contexts.application import CliContext
 from databricks.labs.ucx.hive_metastore.federation import HiveMetastoreFederation, HiveMetastoreFederationEnabler
-from databricks.labs.ucx.hive_metastore.table_migration_status import TableMigrationIndex
 from databricks.labs.ucx.progress.install import ProgressTrackingInstallation
 from databricks.labs.ucx.source_code.linters.context import LinterContext
 from databricks.labs.ucx.source_code.linters.folders import LocalCodeLinter
@@ -212,15 +210,6 @@ class LocalCheckoutContext(WorkspaceContext):
     """Local context extends Workspace context to provide extra properties
     for running local operations."""
 
-    @cached_property
-    def _migration_index(self) -> TableMigrationIndex:
-        try:
-            index = self.tables_migrator.index()
-        except NotFound:
-            logger.warning("Metastore does not seem to exist yet. Skipping loading of migration status.")
-            index = TableMigrationIndex([])
-        return index
-
     @cached_property
     def local_code_linter(self) -> LocalCodeLinter:
         return LocalCodeLinter(
@@ -229,5 +218,5 @@ def local_code_linter(self) -> LocalCodeLinter:
             self.folder_loader,
             self.path_lookup,
             self.dependency_resolver,
-            lambda: LinterContext(self._migration_index),
+            lambda: LinterContext(self.table_migration_index),
         )
diff --git a/src/databricks/labs/ucx/hive_metastore/table_migration_status.py b/src/databricks/labs/ucx/hive_metastore/table_migration_status.py
index 8b766755fe..13de171072 100644
--- a/src/databricks/labs/ucx/hive_metastore/table_migration_status.py
+++ b/src/databricks/labs/ucx/hive_metastore/table_migration_status.py
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ def _iter_catalogs(self) -> Iterable[CatalogInfo]:
                 if catalog.securable_kind in self._skip_catalog_securable_kinds:
                     continue
                 yield catalog
-        except DatabricksError as e:
-            logger.error("Cannot list catalogs", exc_info=e)
+        except DatabricksError:
+            logger.warning("Cannot list catalogs; skipping iterating catalogs")
 
     def _iter_schemas(self) -> Iterable[SchemaInfo]:
         for catalog in self._iter_catalogs():