diff --git a/lib/app.js b/lib/app.js
index 6b1db1aa9..26ddd4d93 100644
--- a/lib/app.js
+++ b/lib/app.js
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ function startListen () {
 }
 
 // sync db then start listen
-models.sequelize.sync().then(function () {
+models.sequelize.authenticate().then(function () {
   // check if realtime is ready
   if (realtime.isReady()) {
     models.Revision.checkAllNotesRevision(function (err, notes) {