diff --git a/components/password-prompt.js b/components/password-prompt.js
index 78d1b93..d86ea6e 100644
--- a/components/password-prompt.js
+++ b/components/password-prompt.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default class PasswordPrompt extends Component {
       if (hasEncryption) {
         this.setState({showPasswordPrompt: true})
       } else {
-        await openDb({persistConnection: true})
+        await openDb()
         this.props.showApp()
       }
     })
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export default class PasswordPrompt extends Component {
     msg = JSON.parse(msg)
     if (msg.type != 'sha512') return
     try {
-      await openDb({hash: msg.message, persistConnection: true })
+      await openDb(msg.message)
     } catch (err) {
       Alert.alert(
         shared.incorrectPassword,
diff --git a/db/index.js b/db/index.js
index 4173c1d..9745327 100644
--- a/db/index.js
+++ b/db/index.js
@@ -161,14 +161,12 @@ export function requestHash(pw) {
   }))
 }
 
-export async function openDb ({ hash, persistConnection }) {
+export async function openDb (hash) {
   if (hash) {
     realmConfig.encryptionKey = hashToInt8Array(hash)
   }
 
-  const connection = await Realm.open(realmConfig)
-
-  if (persistConnection) db = connection
+  db = await Realm.open(realmConfig)
 }
 
 export async function changeEncryptionAndRestartApp(hash) {
@@ -197,7 +195,7 @@ export async function changeEncryptionAndRestartApp(hash) {
 export async function deleteDbAndOpenNew() {
   const exists = await fs.exists(Realm.defaultPath)
   if (exists) await fs.unlink(Realm.defaultPath)
-  await openDb({ persistConnection: true })
+  await openDb()
   await saveEncryptionFlag(false)
 }