diff --git a/PluralKit.API/Program.cs b/PluralKit.API/Program.cs
index c8c4a6cf..e3946709 100644
--- a/PluralKit.API/Program.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.API/Program.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace PluralKit.API
     {
         public static void Main(string[] args)
         {
-            InitUtils.Init();
+            Database.InitStatic();
             CreateHostBuilder(args).Build().Run();
         }
 
diff --git a/PluralKit.API/Startup.cs b/PluralKit.API/Startup.cs
index ca1862c7..de975d8f 100644
--- a/PluralKit.API/Startup.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.API/Startup.cs
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ namespace PluralKit.API
         // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to configure the HTTP request pipeline.
         public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env)
         {
-            Database.InitStatic();
-
             if (env.IsDevelopment())
             {
                 app.UseDeveloperExceptionPage();