diff --git a/src/database/index.js b/src/database/index.js
index d6d0a10179..51febea19d 100644
--- a/src/database/index.js
+++ b/src/database/index.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const databaseName = nconf.get('database');
 const winston = require('winston');
 
 if (!databaseName) {
-	winston.error(new Error('stack').stack);
 	winston.error(new Error('Database type not set! Run ./nodebb setup'));
 	process.exit();
 }
diff --git a/src/meta/build.js b/src/meta/build.js
index 91a9e64dfc..2c4085dc30 100644
--- a/src/meta/build.js
+++ b/src/meta/build.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ const path = require('path');
 const mkdirp = require('mkdirp');
 const chalk = require('chalk');
 
-const db = require('../database');
 const cacheBuster = require('./cacheBuster');
 const { aliases } = require('./aliases');
 
@@ -200,6 +199,8 @@ exports.webpack = async function (options) {
 	const webpack = require('webpack');
 	const fs = require('fs');
 	const util = require('util');
+	const db = require('../database');
+
 	const activePlugins = await db.getSortedSetRange('plugins:active', 0, -1);
 	if (!activePlugins.includes('nodebb-plugin-composer-default')) {
 		activePlugins.push('nodebb-plugin-composer-default');