diff --git a/backend/src/bin/embassyd.rs b/backend/src/bin/embassyd.rs
index 79e86e001..308302fce 100644
--- a/backend/src/bin/embassyd.rs
+++ b/backend/src/bin/embassyd.rs
@@ -88,17 +88,13 @@ async fn inner_main(cfg_path: Option<PathBuf>) -> Result<Option<Shutdown>, Error
             .map_ok(|_| tracing::debug!("Metrics daemon Shutdown"))
             .await?;
 
-        let mut shutdown = shutdown_recv
+        let shutdown = shutdown_recv
             .recv()
             .await
             .with_kind(crate::ErrorKind::Unknown)?;
 
         sig_handler.abort();
 
-        if let Some(shutdown) = &mut shutdown {
-            drop(shutdown.db_handle.take());
-        }
-
         (rpc_ctx, shutdown)
     };
     rpc_ctx.shutdown().await?;
diff --git a/backend/src/diagnostic.rs b/backend/src/diagnostic.rs
index 78e05226f..c4c8adbfb 100644
--- a/backend/src/diagnostic.rs
+++ b/backend/src/diagnostic.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ pub fn restart(#[context] ctx: DiagnosticContext) -> Result<(), Error> {
         .send(Some(Shutdown {
             datadir: ctx.datadir.clone(),
             disk_guid: ctx.disk_guid.clone(),
-            db_handle: None,
             restart: true,
         }))
         .expect("receiver dropped");
diff --git a/backend/src/init.rs b/backend/src/init.rs
index 22cd214c8..bad9a58a3 100644
--- a/backend/src/init.rs
+++ b/backend/src/init.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use tokio::process::Command;
 use crate::context::rpc::RpcContextConfig;
 use crate::db::model::ServerStatus;
 use crate::install::PKG_ARCHIVE_DIR;
-use crate::sound::{BEP, CIRCLE_OF_5THS_SHORT};
+use crate::sound::BEP;
 use crate::util::Invoke;
 use crate::Error;
 
@@ -197,15 +197,30 @@ pub struct InitResult {
 
 pub async fn init(cfg: &RpcContextConfig) -> Result<InitResult, Error> {
     let secret_store = cfg.secret_store().await?;
+    tracing::info!("Opened Postgres");
+
+    crate::ssh::sync_keys_from_db(&secret_store, "/home/start9/.ssh/authorized_keys").await?;
+    tracing::info!("Synced SSH Keys");
+
     let db = cfg.db(&secret_store).await?;
+    tracing::info!("Opened PatchDB");
     let mut handle = db.handle();
     crate::db::DatabaseModel::new()
         .server_info()
         .lock(&mut handle, LockType::Write)
         .await?;
-
     let receipts = InitReceipts::new(&mut handle).await?;
 
+    if let Some(wifi_interface) = &cfg.wifi_interface {
+        crate::net::wifi::synchronize_wpa_supplicant_conf(
+            &cfg.datadir().join("main"),
+            wifi_interface,
+            &receipts.last_wifi_region.get(&mut handle).await?,
+        )
+        .await?;
+        tracing::info!("Synchronized WiFi");
+    }
+
     let should_rebuild = tokio::fs::metadata(SYSTEM_REBUILD_PATH).await.is_ok()
         || &*receipts.server_version.get(&mut handle).await? < &emver::Version::new(0, 3, 3, 1);
 
@@ -239,6 +254,7 @@ pub async fn init(cfg: &RpcContextConfig) -> Result<InitResult, Error> {
         .invoke(crate::ErrorKind::Journald)
         .await?;
     tracing::info!("Mounted Logs");
+
     let tmp_dir = cfg.datadir().join("package-data/tmp");
     if tokio::fs::metadata(&tmp_dir).await.is_err() {
         tokio::fs::create_dir_all(&tmp_dir).await?;
@@ -318,18 +334,6 @@ pub async fn init(cfg: &RpcContextConfig) -> Result<InitResult, Error> {
         .await?;
     tracing::info!("Enabled Docker QEMU Emulation");
 
-    crate::ssh::sync_keys_from_db(&secret_store, "/home/start9/.ssh/authorized_keys").await?;
-    tracing::info!("Synced SSH Keys");
-
-    if let Some(wifi_interface) = &cfg.wifi_interface {
-        crate::net::wifi::synchronize_wpa_supplicant_conf(
-            &cfg.datadir().join("main"),
-            wifi_interface,
-            &receipts.last_wifi_region.get(&mut handle).await?,
-        )
-        .await?;
-        tracing::info!("Synchronized WiFi");
-    }
     receipts
         .status_info
         .set(
diff --git a/backend/src/shutdown.rs b/backend/src/shutdown.rs
index d6e0151f4..7b984f0bb 100644
--- a/backend/src/shutdown.rs
+++ b/backend/src/shutdown.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use patch_db::{LockType, PatchDbHandle};
 use rpc_toolkit::command;
 
 use crate::context::RpcContext;
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ pub struct Shutdown {
     pub datadir: PathBuf,
     pub disk_guid: Option<Arc<String>>,
     pub restart: bool,
-    pub db_handle: Option<Arc<PatchDbHandle>>,
 }
 impl Shutdown {
     /// BLOCKING
@@ -87,16 +85,11 @@ impl Shutdown {
 
 #[command(display(display_none))]
 pub async fn shutdown(#[context] ctx: RpcContext) -> Result<(), Error> {
-    let mut db = ctx.db.handle();
-    crate::db::DatabaseModel::new()
-        .lock(&mut db, LockType::Write)
-        .await?;
     ctx.shutdown
         .send(Some(Shutdown {
             datadir: ctx.datadir.clone(),
             disk_guid: Some(ctx.disk_guid.clone()),
             restart: false,
-            db_handle: Some(Arc::new(db)),
         }))
         .map_err(|_| ())
         .expect("receiver dropped");
@@ -105,16 +98,11 @@ pub async fn shutdown(#[context] ctx: RpcContext) -> Result<(), Error> {
 
 #[command(display(display_none))]
 pub async fn restart(#[context] ctx: RpcContext) -> Result<(), Error> {
-    let mut db = ctx.db.handle();
-    crate::db::DatabaseModel::new()
-        .lock(&mut db, LockType::Write)
-        .await?;
     ctx.shutdown
         .send(Some(Shutdown {
             datadir: ctx.datadir.clone(),
             disk_guid: Some(ctx.disk_guid.clone()),
             restart: true,
-            db_handle: Some(Arc::new(db)),
         }))
         .map_err(|_| ())
         .expect("receiver dropped");