diff --git a/Sources/SQLiteData/CloudKit/SyncEngine.swift b/Sources/SQLiteData/CloudKit/SyncEngine.swift
index ccaab9cc..77b6a534 100644
--- a/Sources/SQLiteData/CloudKit/SyncEngine.swift
+++ b/Sources/SQLiteData/CloudKit/SyncEngine.swift
@@ -2241,7 +2241,7 @@
         url.isInMemory
         ? try DatabaseQueue(path: path)
         : try DatabasePool(path: path)
-      _ = try database.write { db in
+      _ = try database.read { db in
         try #sql("SELECT 1").execute(db)
       }
       try #sql(