diff --git a/db_setup.mjs b/db_setup.mjs
index d440e06..767629d 100644
--- a/db_setup.mjs
+++ b/db_setup.mjs
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ import { SQLiteDatabaseClient } from "@abaplint/database-sqlite";
 
 export async function setupDatabase(abap, schemas, insert) {
   const client = new SQLiteDatabaseClient();
+  abap.context.databaseConnections["DEFAULT"] = client;
   await client.connect();
   await client.execute(schemas.sqlite);
-  await client.execute(insert);
-  abap.context.databaseConnections["DEFAULT"] = client;
-  abap.builtin.sy.get().dbsys.set("sqlite");
+  await client.execute(insert);  
 }