diff --git a/apps/server/src/becca/becca_loader.ts b/apps/server/src/becca/becca_loader.ts
index 81498519a..f7faf1309 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/becca/becca_loader.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/becca/becca_loader.ts
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ import entityConstructor from "../becca/entity_constructor.js";
 import type { AttributeRow, BranchRow, EtapiTokenRow, NoteRow, OptionRow } from "@triliumnext/commons";
 import type AbstractBeccaEntity from "./entities/abstract_becca_entity.js";
 import ws from "../services/ws.js";
-import sql_init from "../services/sql_init.js";
+import { dbReady } from "../services/sql_init.js";
 
 export const beccaLoaded = new Promise<void>(async (res, rej) => {
     // We have to import async since options init requires keyboard actions which require translations.
     const options_init = (await import("../services/options_init.js")).default;
 
-    sql_init.dbReady.then(() => {
+    dbReady.then(() => {
         cls.init(() => {
             load();
 
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/sql_init.ts b/apps/server/src/services/sql_init.ts
index a77a58009..9fc9ba2e5 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/sql_init.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/sql_init.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import type { OptionRow } from "@triliumnext/commons";
 import BNote from "../becca/entities/bnote.js";
 import BBranch from "../becca/entities/bbranch.js";
 import zipImportService from "./import/zip.js";
-import becca_loader from "../becca/becca_loader.js";
 import password from "./encryption/password.js";
 import backup from "./backup.js";
 import eventService from "./events.js";
@@ -83,6 +82,7 @@ async function createInitialDatabase(skipDemoDb?: boolean) {
 
     // We have to import async since options init requires keyboard actions which require translations.
     const optionsInitService = (await import("./options_init.js")).default;
+    const becca_loader = (await import("../becca/becca_loader.js")).default;
 
     sql.transactional(() => {
         log.info("Creating database schema ...");