diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index bd790b424..dcf9cb388 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -434,7 +434,8 @@ func (c *Config) HttpStaticBuildPath() string {
 // Db returns the db connection.
 func (c *Config) Db() *gorm.DB {
 	if c.db == nil {
-		log.Fatal("database not initialised.")
+		log.Error("database not initialised.")
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	return c.db