diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/SamlClearExpiredNonces.php b/app/Console/Commands/SamlClearExpiredNonces.php
index ec20bc37a..f03b55095 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/SamlClearExpiredNonces.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/SamlClearExpiredNonces.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class SamlClearExpiredNonces extends Command
      *
      * @var string
      */
-    protected $description = 'Command description';
+    protected $description = 'Clears out expired SAML assertions from the saml_nonces table';
 
     /**
      * Create a new command instance.
diff --git a/database/migrations/2024_01_24_145544_create_saml_nonce_table.php b/database/migrations/2024_01_24_145544_create_saml_nonce_table.php
index 92c3a1635..f12615160 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2024_01_24_145544_create_saml_nonce_table.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2024_01_24_145544_create_saml_nonce_table.php
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@ class CreateSamlNonceTable extends Migration
      */
     public function up()
     {
-        Schema::create('saml_nonces', function (Blueprint $table) {
-            $table->id();
-            $table->string('nonce')->index();
-            $table->datetime('not_valid_after')->index();
-            //$table->timestamps();
-        });
+        if (! Schema::hasTable('saml_nonces') ) {
+            Schema::create('saml_nonces', function (Blueprint $table) {
+                $table->id();
+                $table->string('nonce')->index();
+                $table->datetime('not_valid_after')->index();
+                //$table->timestamps();
+            });
+        }
     }
 
     /**