diff --git a/src/routes/api/fetch_articles/+server.ts b/src/routes/api/fetch_articles/+server.ts
index 51f4283..7b6eea2 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/fetch_articles/+server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/api/fetch_articles/+server.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
 } from '$env/static/private'
 
 import PG from '$lib/server/database';
-// import { building } from '$app/environment';
+import { building } from '$app/environment';
 import init_db from '$lib/server/database/init';
 
 export const POST: RequestHandler = async ({ url, locals }) => {
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ export const POST: RequestHandler = async ({ url, locals }) => {
     return error(401, 'Unauthorized');
   }
 
-  await init_db(await PG(locals.db));
+  if (!building) await init_db(await PG(locals.db));
   return new Response(String(token));
 };