diff --git a/src/lib/feed.ts b/src/lib/feed.ts
index 650fe36..bd69f88 100644
--- a/src/lib/feed.ts
+++ b/src/lib/feed.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export function recreateDb(): BetterSqlite3.Database {
 
 	const db = BetterSqlite3('data/local.sqlite');
 
-	db.prepare(
+	return db.exec(
 		`
         CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS articles (
           id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ export function recreateDb(): BetterSqlite3.Database {
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         )
       `
-	).run();
-
-	return db;
+	);
 }
 
 export function generateFeed(items: FeedItem[]): Feed {
diff --git a/src/routes/articles/clear/+server.ts b/src/routes/articles/clear/+server.ts
index fe67305..947c890 100644
--- a/src/routes/articles/clear/+server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/articles/clear/+server.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export const POST: RequestHandler = async ({ request }) => {
 		return new Response(undefined, { status: 401, statusText: 'Missing bearer token' });
 	}
 
-	recreateDb().prepare('DROP TABLE articles').run();
+	recreateDb().exec('DROP TABLE articles');
 	recreateDb();
 
 	return new Response(undefined, {