root = ontologyManager.createOntology(iri);
} catch (OWLOntologyAlreadyExistsException e) {
// It should be impossible, but just in case.
ontologyManager.removeOntology(ontologyManager.getOntology(iri));
try {
root = ontologyManager.createOntology(iri);
} catch (OWLOntologyAlreadyExistsException e1) {
root = ontologyManager.getOntology(iri);
} catch (OWLOntologyCreationException e1) {
log.error("Failed to assemble root ontology for scope " + iri, e);
root = null;