diff --git a/packages/insomnia/src/entry.main.ts b/packages/insomnia/src/entry.main.ts
index 134b1ee48b..a344c4bead 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia/src/entry.main.ts
+++ b/packages/insomnia/src/entry.main.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ app.on('ready', async () => {
   // Init some important things first
   await database.init();
   await _createModelInstances();
+  // backup needs the channel from settings which needs the database
+  await backupIfNewerVersionAvailable();
   sentryWatchAnalyticsEnabled();
   watchProxySettings();
   windowUtils.init();
@@ -321,7 +323,6 @@ async function _trackStats() {
   });
 
   ipcMainOnce('halfSecondAfterAppStart', async () => {
-    backupIfNewerVersionAvailable();
     const { currentVersion, launches, lastVersion } = stats;
 
     const firstLaunch = launches === 1;
diff --git a/packages/insomnia/src/main/backup.ts b/packages/insomnia/src/main/backup.ts
index f181e1b828..4b1dd46db7 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia/src/main/backup.ts
+++ b/packages/insomnia/src/main/backup.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export async function backupIfNewerVersionAvailable() {
     );
     if (response) {
       console.log('[main] Found newer version');
-      backup();
+      await backup();
       return;
     }
     console.log('[main] No newer version');
@@ -44,11 +44,12 @@ export async function backup() {
       return;
     }
     const files = await readdir(dataPath);
-    files.forEach(async (file: string) => {
+    for (const file of files) {
       if (file.endsWith('.db')) {
         await copyFile(path.join(dataPath, file), path.join(versionPath, file));
       }
-    });
+    }
+
     console.log('[main] Exported backup to:', versionPath);
   } catch (err) {
     console.log('[main] Error exporting backup:', err);
diff --git a/packages/insomnia/src/routes/organization.$organizationId.project.$projectId.workspace.new.tsx b/packages/insomnia/src/routes/organization.$organizationId.project.$projectId.workspace.new.tsx
index 7d629938cc..984488ed22 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia/src/routes/organization.$organizationId.project.$projectId.workspace.new.tsx
+++ b/packages/insomnia/src/routes/organization.$organizationId.project.$projectId.workspace.new.tsx
@@ -178,8 +178,10 @@ export async function clientAction({ request, params }: Route.ClientActionArgs)
       })}/${scopeToActivity(workspace.scope)}`,
     );
   } catch (err) {
+    console.error('Error creating workspace:', err);
+
     return {
-      error: `Failed to create workspace: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`,
+      error: `Failed to create workspace: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : JSON.stringify(err)}`,
     };
   }
 }