diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Setup/SetupWizard.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Setup/SetupWizard.cs
index b9671572b2..79f30c22b9 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Setup/SetupWizard.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Setup/SetupWizard.cs
@@ -600,6 +600,8 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Setup
 							};
 
 							CreateTestConnection(csb.ConnectionString);
+
+							csb.Mode = SqliteOpenMode.ReadWriteCreate;
 							databaseConfiguration.ConnectionString = csb.ConnectionString;
 						}