diff --git a/source/library/adapters/databases/rethinkdb/database.ts b/source/library/adapters/databases/rethinkdb/database.ts
index 5ee5d0ef6..1a8e7ae74 100644
--- a/source/library/adapters/databases/rethinkdb/database.ts
+++ b/source/library/adapters/databases/rethinkdb/database.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ class RethinkDBAdapter extends DatabaseAdapter {
 
 		this.#connection.use(this.#databaseName);
 
+		await rethinkdb.r.db(this.#databaseName).wait().run(this.#connection);
+
 		await this.#createMissingTables();
 	}