diff --git a/src/server/app.js b/src/server/app.js
index c5cd4bf12d887590aa48acdc1670bb75446bc438..8465c03daf4c9c3198f60a4bbe8385b0f7fcccd2 100644
--- a/src/server/app.js
+++ b/src/server/app.js
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@ fastify.listen({
   host: envConfig.ABSD_SERVER_HOST,
   port: envConfig.ABSD_SERVER_PORT
 }).then(async () => {
+  fastify.serverIsReady = true
+  fastify.log.info({ envConfig })
+
   if (envConfig.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
     fastify.databaseIsReady = false
     return await buildDatabase()
@@ -177,8 +180,7 @@ fastify.listen({
   if (dbResults) {
     fastify.log.info(`${envConfig.ABSD_DB_NAME} database created`)
   }
-  fastify.log.info({ envConfig })
-  fastify.serverIsReady = true
+
   fastify.databaseIsReady = true
 }).catch(err => {
   fastify.log.error(err)