diff --git a/GhostBallBot/main.py b/GhostBallBot/main.py
index 9be160a..3c34413 100644
--- a/GhostBallBot/main.py
+++ b/GhostBallBot/main.py
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ from discord_client.client import GhostBallClient
 from database.models import DATABASE, database, create_models
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    client = GhostBallClient(intents=None)
-    client.run(os.environ.get("discord_token"))
-
     # Set up the database if we haven't already
     if not os.path.exists(DATABASE):
         database.connect()
         create_models()
         database.close()
+
+    client = GhostBallClient(intents=None)
+    client.run(os.environ.get("discord_token"))