diff --git a/apps/core/src/components/affine/create-workspace-modal/index.tsx b/apps/core/src/components/affine/create-workspace-modal/index.tsx
index c2afe6aab3..37694dc7d6 100644
--- a/apps/core/src/components/affine/create-workspace-modal/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/core/src/components/affine/create-workspace-modal/index.tsx
@@ -269,7 +269,8 @@ export const CreateWorkspaceModal = ({
         const result: LoadDBFileResult = await window.apis.dialog.loadDBFile();
         if (result.workspaceId && !canceled) {
           setAddedId(result.workspaceId);
-          setStep('set-syncing-mode');
+          const newWorkspaceId = await addLocalWorkspace(result.workspaceId);
+          onCreate(newWorkspaceId);
         } else if (result.error || result.canceled) {
           if (result.error) {
             toast(t[result.error]());
@@ -287,7 +288,7 @@ export const CreateWorkspaceModal = ({
     return () => {
       canceled = true;
     };
-  }, [mode, onClose, t]);
+  }, [addLocalWorkspace, mode, onClose, onCreate, t]);
 
   const onConfirmEnableCloudSyncing = useCallback(
     (enableCloudSyncing: boolean) => {
@@ -332,19 +333,11 @@ export const CreateWorkspaceModal = ({
   const onConfirmName = useCallback(
     (name: string) => {
       setWorkspaceName(name);
-      if (environment.isDesktop && runtimeConfig.enableSQLiteProvider) {
-        setStep('set-syncing-mode');
-      } else {
-        // this will be the last step for web for now
-        // fix me later
-        createLocalWorkspace(name)
-          .then(id => {
-            onCreate(id);
-          })
-          .catch(err => {
-            logger.error(err);
-          });
-      }
+      // this will be the last step for web for now
+      // fix me later
+      createLocalWorkspace(name).then(id => {
+        onCreate(id);
+      });
     },
     [createLocalWorkspace, onCreate]
   );
diff --git a/tests/affine-desktop/e2e/basic.spec.ts b/tests/affine-desktop/e2e/basic.spec.ts
index 31acf3a28a..65de02d5a7 100644
--- a/tests/affine-desktop/e2e/basic.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/affine-desktop/e2e/basic.spec.ts
@@ -161,9 +161,9 @@ test('delete workspace', async ({ page }) => {
   await page.getByTestId('create-workspace-create-button').click({
     delay: 100,
   });
-  await page.getByTestId('create-workspace-continue-button').click({
-    delay: 100,
-  });
+  // await page.getByTestId('create-workspace-continue-button').click({
+  //   delay: 100,
+  // });
   await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
   await clickSideBarSettingButton(page);
   await page.getByTestId('current-workspace-label').click();
diff --git a/tests/affine-desktop/e2e/workspace.spec.ts b/tests/affine-desktop/e2e/workspace.spec.ts
index ee0e472532..e406039dec 100644
--- a/tests/affine-desktop/e2e/workspace.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/affine-desktop/e2e/workspace.spec.ts
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ test.fixme('export then add', async ({ page, appInfo, workspace }) => {
   await page.getByTestId('add-workspace').click();
 
   // should show "Added Successfully" dialog
-  await page.waitForSelector('text="Added Successfully"');
-  await page.getByTestId('create-workspace-continue-button').click();
+  // await page.waitForSelector('text="Added Successfully"');
+  // await page.getByTestId('create-workspace-continue-button').click();
 
   // sleep for a while to wait for the workspace to be added :D
   await page.waitForTimeout(2000);
diff --git a/tests/kit/utils/workspace.ts b/tests/kit/utils/workspace.ts
index eb77aaddbc..aafea8b05e 100644
--- a/tests/kit/utils/workspace.ts
+++ b/tests/kit/utils/workspace.ts
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ export async function createLocalWorkspace(
   // open create workspace modal
   await page.getByTestId('new-workspace').click();
 
-  const isDesktop: boolean = await page.evaluate(() => {
-    return !!window.appInfo?.electron;
-  }, []);
+  // const isDesktop: boolean = await page.evaluate(() => {
+  //   return !!window.appInfo?.electron;
+  // }, []);
 
   // input workspace name
   await page.getByPlaceholder('Set a Workspace name').click();
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export async function createLocalWorkspace(
     delay: 500,
   });
 
-  if (isDesktop) {
-    await page.getByTestId('create-workspace-continue-button').click();
-  }
+  // if (isDesktop) {
+  //   await page.getByTestId('create-workspace-continue-button').click();
+  // }
 }