diff --git a/internal/worker/src/new-api.ts b/internal/worker/src/new-api.ts
index 8e3fdb12..e302954a 100644
--- a/internal/worker/src/new-api.ts
+++ b/internal/worker/src/new-api.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ export default function handleNewAPI(
   env: Env,
   ctx: ExecutionContext
 ) {
+  let databasePromise: ReturnType<typeof connectToDatabase> | undefined;
+
   let apiBaseURL = new URL("https://blink.coder.com");
   if (env.NODE_ENV === "development") {
     apiBaseURL = new URL("http://localhost:3000");
@@ -122,9 +124,7 @@ export default function handleNewAPI(
           return cli.fetch(request);
         },
       },
-      database: async () => {
-        return connectToDatabase(env);
-      },
+      database: () => (databasePromise ??= connectToDatabase(env)),
       async deployAgent(deployment) {
         const agentDeployment = env.AGENT_DEPLOYMENT.get(
           env.AGENT_DEPLOYMENT.idFromName(deployment.id)