diff --git a/discordbot/titanembeds/bot.py b/discordbot/titanembeds/bot.py
index e80d03a..7b9f32d 100644
--- a/discordbot/titanembeds/bot.py
+++ b/discordbot/titanembeds/bot.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ async def on_ready(self):
         game=discord.Game(name="Embed your Discord server! Visit https://TitanEmbeds.tk/"), status=discord.Status.online
     )
     try:
-        database = DatabaseInterface(bot, config["database-uri"] + "?charset=utf8mb4")
+        await database = DatabaseInterface(bot, config["database-uri"] + "?charset=utf8mb4")
     except Exception:
         self.logger.error("Unable to connect to specified database!")
         traceback.print_exc()