diff --git a/services/database.ts b/services/database.ts
index 1e844ab..e46cd65 100644
--- a/services/database.ts
+++ b/services/database.ts
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ function initializeDatabase(): Database {
   performDatabaseIntegrityFixes(db);
 
   // Initialize settings table with default values
-  initializeSettings();
+  initializeSettings(db);
 
   // ALTER
   // ALTER TABLE feeds ADD COLUMN category TEXT DEFAULT NULL;
@@ -1612,7 +1612,7 @@ export interface Setting {
   updatedAt: string;
 }
 
-export async function initializeSettings(): Promise<void> {
+export async function initializeSettings(database: Database): Promise<void> {
   const defaultSettings: Omit<Setting, "updatedAt">[] = [
     {
       key: "OPENAI_API_KEY",
@@ -1764,7 +1764,7 @@ export async function initializeSettings(): Promise<void> {
 
   for (const setting of defaultSettings) {
     try {
-      const stmt = db.prepare(
+      const stmt = database.prepare(
         "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO settings (key, value, is_credential, description, default_value, required, updated_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)"
       );
       stmt.run(