diff --git a/src/storages.ts b/src/storages.ts
index a51cbd1..056228b 100644
--- a/src/storages.ts
+++ b/src/storages.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// deno-lint-ignore-file require-await
 import { NCache } from '@nostrify/nostrify';
 import { Conf } from '@/config.ts';
 import { db } from '@/db.ts';
@@ -12,89 +13,97 @@ import { UserStore } from '@/storages/UserStore.ts';
 import { Time } from '@/utils/time.ts';
 
 export class Storages {
-  private static _db: EventsDB | undefined;
-  private static _admin: UserStore | undefined;
-  private static _cache: NCache | undefined;
-  private static _client: PoolStore | undefined;
-  private static _optimizer: Optimizer | undefined;
-  private static _reqmeister: Reqmeister | undefined;
-  private static _pubsub: InternalRelay | undefined;
-  private static _search: SearchStore | undefined;
+  private static _db: Promise<EventsDB> | undefined;
+  private static _admin: Promise<UserStore> | undefined;
+  private static _cache: Promise<NCache> | undefined;
+  private static _client: Promise<PoolStore> | undefined;
+  private static _optimizer: Promise<Optimizer> | undefined;
+  private static _reqmeister: Promise<Reqmeister> | undefined;
+  private static _pubsub: Promise<InternalRelay> | undefined;
+  private static _search: Promise<SearchStore> | undefined;
 
   /** SQLite database to store events this Ditto server cares about. */
-  public static get db(): EventsDB {
+  public static async db(): Promise<EventsDB> {
     if (!this._db) {
-      this._db = new EventsDB(db);
+      this._db = Promise.resolve(new EventsDB(db));
     }
     return this._db;
   }
 
   /** Admin user storage. */
-  public static get admin(): UserStore {
+  public static async admin(): Promise<UserStore> {
     if (!this._admin) {
-      this._admin = new UserStore(Conf.pubkey, this.db);
+      this._admin = Promise.resolve(new UserStore(Conf.pubkey, await this.db()));
     }
     return this._admin;
   }
 
   /** Internal pubsub relay between controllers and the pipeline. */
-  public static get pubsub(): InternalRelay {
+  public static async pubsub(): Promise<InternalRelay> {
     if (!this._pubsub) {
-      this._pubsub = new InternalRelay();
+      this._pubsub = Promise.resolve(new InternalRelay());
     }
     return this._pubsub;
   }
 
   /** Relay pool storage. */
-  public static get client(): PoolStore {
+  public static async client(): Promise<PoolStore> {
     if (!this._client) {
-      this._client = new PoolStore({
-        pool,
-        relays: activeRelays,
-      });
+      this._client = Promise.resolve(
+        new PoolStore({
+          pool,
+          relays: activeRelays,
+        }),
+      );
     }
     return this._client;
   }
 
   /** In-memory data store for cached events. */
-  public static get cache(): NCache {
+  public static async cache(): Promise<NCache> {
     if (!this._cache) {
-      this._cache = new NCache({ max: 3000 });
+      this._cache = Promise.resolve(new NCache({ max: 3000 }));
     }
     return this._cache;
   }
 
   /** Batches requests for single events. */
-  public static get reqmeister(): Reqmeister {
+  public static async reqmeister(): Promise<Reqmeister> {
     if (!this._reqmeister) {
-      this._reqmeister = new Reqmeister({
-        client: this.client,
-        delay: Time.seconds(1),
-        timeout: Time.seconds(1),
-      });
+      this._reqmeister = Promise.resolve(
+        new Reqmeister({
+          client: await this.client(),
+          delay: Time.seconds(1),
+          timeout: Time.seconds(1),
+        }),
+      );
     }
     return this._reqmeister;
   }
 
   /** Main Ditto storage adapter */
-  public static get optimizer(): Optimizer {
+  public static async optimizer(): Promise<Optimizer> {
     if (!this._optimizer) {
-      this._optimizer = new Optimizer({
-        db: this.db,
-        cache: this.cache,
-        client: this.reqmeister,
-      });
+      this._optimizer = Promise.resolve(
+        new Optimizer({
+          db: await this.db(),
+          cache: await this.cache(),
+          client: await this.reqmeister(),
+        }),
+      );
     }
     return this._optimizer;
   }
 
   /** Storage to use for remote search. */
-  public static get search(): SearchStore {
+  public static async search(): Promise<SearchStore> {
     if (!this._search) {
-      this._search = new SearchStore({
-        relay: Conf.searchRelay,
-        fallback: this.optimizer,
-      });
+      this._search = Promise.resolve(
+        new SearchStore({
+          relay: Conf.searchRelay,
+          fallback: await this.optimizer(),
+        }),
+      );
     }
     return this._search;
   }