diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a0a2756..225501c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to tailbone-corepos will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## v0.3.2 (2024-11-18)
+
+### Fix
+
+- add startup workaround for CORE model imports, to avoid error
+
 ## v0.3.1 (2024-08-18)
 
 ### Fix
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index aee79b9..8ef8cf8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "tailbone-corepos"
-version = "0.3.1"
+version = "0.3.2"
 description = "Tailbone interfaces for CORE POS"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{name = "Lance Edgar", email = "lance@edbob.org"}]
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ dependencies = [
 
 
 [project.urls]
-Homepage = "https://redmine.rattailproject.org/projects/corepos-integration"
-Repository = "https://kallithea.rattailproject.org/rattail-project/tailbone-corepos"
-Issues = "https://redmine.rattailproject.org/projects/corepos-integration/issues"
-Changelog = "https://kallithea.rattailproject.org/rattail-project/tailbone-corepos/files/master/CHANGELOG.md"
+Homepage = "https://rattailproject.org"
+Repository = "https://forgejo.wuttaproject.org/rattail/tailbone-corepos"
+Issues = "https://forgejo.wuttaproject.org/rattail/tailbone-corepos/issues"
+Changelog = "https://forgejo.wuttaproject.org/rattail/tailbone-corepos/src/branch/master/CHANGELOG.md"
 
 
 [project.entry-points."tailbone.providers"]
diff --git a/tailbone_corepos/provider.py b/tailbone_corepos/provider.py
index c128a18..043b30e 100644
--- a/tailbone_corepos/provider.py
+++ b/tailbone_corepos/provider.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 #
 #  Rattail -- Retail Software Framework
-#  Copyright © 2010-2023 Lance Edgar
+#  Copyright © 2010-2024 Lance Edgar
 #
 #  This file is part of Rattail.
 #
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 Tailbone Provider for CORE-POS Integration
 """
 
+import sqlalchemy as sa
 from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker, scoped_session
 from zope.sqlalchemy import register
 
@@ -71,6 +72,37 @@ class TailboneCorePosProvider(TailboneProvider):
                 register(Session)
                 ExtraCoreTransArchiveSessions[key] = Session
 
+        # must import all sqlalchemy models before things get rolling,
+        # otherwise can have errors about continuum TransactionMeta class
+        # not yet mapped, when relevant pages are first requested...
+        # cf. https://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid_cookbook/en/latest/database/sqlalchemy.html#importing-all-sqlalchemy-models
+        # hat tip to https://stackoverflow.com/a/59241485
+        if rattail_config.core_office_op_engine:
+            app = rattail_config.get_app()
+            corepos = app.get_corepos_handler()
+
+            # nb. use fake db to avoid true cxn errors, since the only
+            # point of this is to load the models
+            engine = sa.create_engine('sqlite://')
+
+            # office_op
+            core_model = corepos.get_model_office_op()
+            core_session = corepos.make_session_office_op(bind=engine)
+            try:
+                core_session.query(core_model.Store).first()
+            except sa.exc.OperationalError:
+                pass
+            core_session.close()
+
+            # office_trans
+            core_model = corepos.get_model_office_trans()
+            core_session = corepos.make_session_office_trans(bind=engine)
+            try:
+                core_session.query(core_model.TransactionDetail).first()
+            except sa.exc.OperationalError:
+                pass
+            core_session.close()
+
     def get_provided_views(self):
         return {