diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/clock/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/clock/activities/MainActivity.kt
index 2850334f..dcfa8309 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/clock/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/clock/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import com.simplemobiletools.clock.BuildConfig
 import com.simplemobiletools.clock.R
 import com.simplemobiletools.clock.adapters.ViewPagerAdapter
 import com.simplemobiletools.clock.extensions.config
+import com.simplemobiletools.clock.extensions.dbHelper
 import com.simplemobiletools.clock.extensions.getNextAlarm
 import com.simplemobiletools.clock.extensions.rescheduleEnabledAlarms
 import com.simplemobiletools.clock.helpers.OPEN_TAB
@@ -31,6 +32,10 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity() {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
         setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)
         appLaunched()
+
+        // just get a reference to the database to make sure it is created properly
+        dbHelper
+
         storeStateVariables()
         initFragments()