diff --git a/src/utils/database.ts b/src/utils/database.ts
index 7d2cdf4..256fd8f 100644
--- a/src/utils/database.ts
+++ b/src/utils/database.ts
@@ -6,26 +6,20 @@ import path from "path";
 const dbPath = path.join(process.cwd(), "public/scores.duckdb");
 console.log("Creating new DB", { dbPath });
 
-let db: duckdb.Database | null = null;
-if (!db) {
-  db = new duckdb.Database(
-    dbPath,
-    {
-      access_mode: "READ_WRITE", // Open in READ_WRITE mode
-      max_memory: "512MB",
-      threads: "1",
-    },
-    (err) => {
-      if (err) {
-        console.log(`Error opening database in READ_WRITE mode: ${err}`);
-      } else {
-        console.log("Database opened in READ_WRITE mode successfully.");
-      }
-    },
-  );
-} else {
-  console.log("Database is already connected in READ_WRITE mode.");
-}
+const db = new duckdb.Database(
+  dbPath,
+  {
+    access_mode: "READ_ONLY",
+    max_memory: "512MB",
+    threads: "4",
+  },
+  (err) => {
+    if (err) {
+      console.log(`Error creating in-memory database: ${err}`);
+      return;
+    }
+  },
+);
 
 // export async function getDB(): Promise<duckdb.Database> {
 //   const PROJECT_ROOT = getConfig().serverRuntimeConfig.PROJECT_ROOT;
@@ -61,7 +55,7 @@ export async function fetchAll<T>(
 ): Promise<T[]> {
   return new Promise((res, rej) => {
     console.log(`Executing duckdb query`);
-    db!.all(sql, ...args, (err, data) => {
+    db.all(sql, ...args, (err, data) => {
       if (err) {
         rej(err);
         return;