diff --git a/pkg/api/api.go b/pkg/api/api.go
index d3c178dec53fdfb46ac3340c67c82282a65232f0..be62e96fc8c4e7a2d186dfea17df45d9cd68cdb0 100644
--- a/pkg/api/api.go
+++ b/pkg/api/api.go
@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@ func DB(c *gin.Context) *client.Client {
 	if command.Opts.Sessions {
 		return DbSessions[getSessionId(c.Request)]
 	}
-	DbClient.SetApplicationName()
+	if DbClient != nil {
+		_, err := DbClient.SetApplicationName()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
 	return DbClient
 }