diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/migration.js b/src/public/javascripts/migration.js
index 30240650c..c743a4d19 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/migration.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/migration.js
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
 import server from './services/server.js';
 
-$(document).ready(() => {
-    server.get('migration').then(result => {
-        const appDbVersion = result.app_dbVersion;
-        const dbVersion = result.dbVersion;
+$(document).ready(async () => {
+    const {appDbVersion, dbVersion} = await server.get('migration');
 
-        if (appDbVersion === dbVersion) {
-            $("#up-to-date").show();
-        }
-        else {
-            $("#need-to-migrate").show();
+    console.log("HI", {appDbVersion, dbVersion});
 
-            $("#app-db-version").html(appDbVersion);
-            $("#db-version").html(dbVersion);
-        }
-    });
+    if (appDbVersion === dbVersion) {
+        $("#up-to-date").show();
+    }
+    else {
+        $("#need-to-migrate").show();
+
+        $("#app-db-version").html(appDbVersion);
+        $("#db-version").html(dbVersion);
+    }
 });
 
 $("#run-migration").click(async () => {
@@ -37,4 +36,11 @@ $("#run-migration").click(async () => {
 
         $("#migration-table").append(row);
     }
+});
+
+// copy of this shortcut to be able to debug migration problems
+$(document).bind('keydown', 'ctrl+shift+i', () => {
+    require('electron').remote.getCurrentWindow().toggleDevTools();
+
+    return false;
 });
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diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/messaging.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/messaging.js
index 64dc42b8f..e5a381d3b 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/messaging.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/messaging.js
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ setTimeout(() => {
             lastSyncId: lastSyncId
         }));
     }, 1000);
-}, 1000);
+}, 0);
 
 export default {
     logError,
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/server.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/server.js
index c8aaf955f..a0619c6b1 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/server.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/server.js
@@ -85,19 +85,17 @@ async function ajax(url, method, data) {
     });
 }
 
-setTimeout(() => {
-    if (utils.isElectron()) {
-        const ipc = require('electron').ipcRenderer;
+if (utils.isElectron()) {
+    const ipc = require('electron').ipcRenderer;
 
-        ipc.on('server-response', (event, arg) => {
-            console.log(utils.now(), "Response #" + arg.requestId + ": " + arg.statusCode);
+    ipc.on('server-response', (event, arg) => {
+        console.log(utils.now(), "Response #" + arg.requestId + ": " + arg.statusCode);
 
-            reqResolves[arg.requestId](arg.body);
+        reqResolves[arg.requestId](arg.body);
 
-            delete reqResolves[arg.requestId];
-        });
-    }
-}, 100);
+        delete reqResolves[arg.requestId];
+    });
+}
 
 export default {
     get,
diff --git a/src/routes/api/migration.js b/src/routes/api/migration.js
index 74f7ab012..26121eb54 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/migration.js
+++ b/src/routes/api/migration.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const appInfo = require('../../services/app_info');
 async function getMigrationInfo() {
     return {
         dbVersion: parseInt(await optionService.getOption('dbVersion')),
-        app_dbVersion: appInfo.dbVersion
+        appDbVersion: appInfo.dbVersion
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/routes/electron.js b/src/routes/electron.js
index 816ed1bab..104963005 100644
--- a/src/routes/electron.js
+++ b/src/routes/electron.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ function init(app) {
 
         res.status = function(statusCode) {
             res.statusCode = statusCode;
+            return res;
         };
 
         res.send = function(obj) {
diff --git a/src/services/scheduler.js b/src/services/scheduler.js
index c7ea04cab..e2f729cd9 100644
--- a/src/services/scheduler.js
+++ b/src/services/scheduler.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const scriptService = require('./script');
 const repository = require('./repository');
 const cls = require('./cls');
+const sqlInit = require('./sql_init');
 
 async function runNotesWithLabel(runAttrValue) {
     const notes = await repository.getEntities(`
@@ -19,8 +20,10 @@ async function runNotesWithLabel(runAttrValue) {
     }
 }
 
-setTimeout(cls.wrap(() => runNotesWithLabel('backendStartup')), 10 * 1000);
+sqlInit.dbReady.then(() => {
+    setTimeout(cls.wrap(() => runNotesWithLabel('backendStartup')), 10 * 1000);
 
-setInterval(cls.wrap(() => runNotesWithLabel('hourly')), 3600 * 1000);
+    setInterval(cls.wrap(() => runNotesWithLabel('hourly')), 3600 * 1000);
 
-setInterval(cls.wrap(() => runNotesWithLabel('daily')), 24 * 3600 * 1000);
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+    setInterval(cls.wrap(() => runNotesWithLabel('daily')), 24 * 3600 * 1000);
+});
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diff --git a/src/www b/src/www
index 5fad53097..a8aac14c5 100755
--- a/src/www
+++ b/src/www
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ const log = require('./services/log');
 const appInfo = require('./services/app_info');
 const messagingService = require('./services/messaging');
 const utils = require('./services/utils');
-const sql = require('./services/sql');
-const sqlInit = require('./services/sql_init');
 
 const port = normalizePort(config['Network']['port'] || '3000');
 app.set('port', port);
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@ httpServer.listen(port);
 httpServer.on('error', onError);
 httpServer.on('listening', onListening);
 
-sqlInit.dbReady.then(() => messagingService.init(httpServer, sessionParser));
+messagingService.init(httpServer, sessionParser);
 
 if (utils.isElectron()) {
     const electronRouting = require('./routes/electron');