diff --git a/server/db/db.go b/server/db/db.go
index bb404f4abb..e97cac9a4d 100644
--- a/server/db/db.go
+++ b/server/db/db.go
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ func New(driver, dsn string) (*gorm.DB, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
+		log.INFO.Println("using sqlite database:", file)
 		if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(file), os.ModePerm); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		log.INFO.Println("using sqlite database:", file)
 		// avoid busy errors
 		dialect = sqlite.Open(file + "?_pragma=busy_timeout(5000)")
 	// case "postgres":