diff --git a/lib/db/clickhouse.js b/lib/db/clickhouse.js
index 88163cd3..008b70e4 100644
--- a/lib/db/clickhouse.js
+++ b/lib/db/clickhouse.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const axios = require('axios')
 const { samplesTableName, samplesReadTableName } = UTILS
 const path = require('path')
 const { Transform } = require('stream')
-const { CORS, bun } = require('../../common')
+const { CORS, bun, readonly } = require('../../common')
 const clickhouseOptions = require('./clickhouse_options').databaseOptions
 const { getClickhouseUrl } = require('./clickhouse_options')
 
@@ -180,6 +180,10 @@ const initialize = async function (dbName) {
   logger.info('Initializing DB... ' + dbName)
   const tmp = { ...clickhouseOptions, queryOptions: { database: '' } }
   ch = new ClickHouse(tmp)
+  if (readonly) {
+    state = 'READY'
+    return
+  }
   if (!isOmitTablesCreation()) {
     const maintain = require('./maintain/index')
     await maintain.upgrade({ name: dbName, storage_policy: storagePolicy })
@@ -1333,9 +1337,12 @@ const samplesReadTable = {
     }
   },
   settingsVersions: async function () {
-    const versions = await axios.post(`${getClickhouseUrl()}/?database=${UTILS.DATABASE_NAME()}`,
+    const versions = await rawRequest(
       `SELECT argMax(name, inserted_at) as _name, argMax(value, inserted_at) as _value
-        FROM settings${dist} WHERE type == 'update' GROUP BY fingerprint HAVING _name != '' FORMAT JSON`)
+        FROM settings${dist} WHERE type == 'update' GROUP BY fingerprint HAVING _name != '' FORMAT JSON`,
+      null,
+      UTILS.DATABASE_NAME()
+    )
     for (const version of versions.data.data) {
       this.versions[version._name] = parseInt(version._value) * 1000
     }
diff --git a/qryn_bun.mjs b/qryn_bun.mjs
index 6153f796..098ba091 100644
--- a/qryn_bun.mjs
+++ b/qryn_bun.mjs
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ const http_user = process.env.QRYN_LOGIN || process.env.CLOKI_LOGIN || undefined
 const http_password = process.env.QRYN_PASSWORD || process.env.CLOKI_PASSWORD || undefined
 
 export default async() => {
+  await init(process.env.CLICKHOUSE_DB || 'cloki')
   if (!readonly) {
-    await init(process.env.CLICKHOUSE_DB || 'cloki')
     await startAlerting()
   }
   await DATABASE.checkDB()
diff --git a/qryn_node.js b/qryn_node.js
index 57057fa2..3f80063f 100755
--- a/qryn_node.js
+++ b/qryn_node.js
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ let fastify = require('fastify')({
 });
 (async () => {
   try {
+    await init(process.env.CLICKHOUSE_DB || 'cloki')
     if (!this.readonly) {
-      await init(process.env.CLICKHOUSE_DB || 'cloki')
       await startAlerting()
     }
     await DATABASE.checkDB()