diff --git a/server/db/sqlite/driver.ts b/server/db/sqlite/driver.ts
index 9a12b43d..124bd885 100644
--- a/server/db/sqlite/driver.ts
+++ b/server/db/sqlite/driver.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ import { drizzle as DrizzleSqlite } from "drizzle-orm/better-sqlite3";
 import Database from "better-sqlite3";
 import * as schema from "./schema";
 import path from "path";
-import fs from "fs/promises";
+import fs from "fs";
 import { APP_PATH } from "@server/lib/consts";
 import { existsSync, mkdirSync } from "fs";
 
 export const location = path.join(APP_PATH, "db", "db.sqlite");
-export const exists = await checkFileExists(location);
+export const exists = checkFileExists(location);
 
 bootstrapVolume();
 
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ function createDb() {
 export const db = createDb();
 export default db;
 
-async function checkFileExists(filePath: string): Promise<boolean> {
+function checkFileExists(filePath: string): boolean {
     try {
-        await fs.access(filePath);
+        fs.accessSync(filePath);
         return true;
     } catch {
         return false;