diff --git a/apps/electron/layers/main/src/db/base-db-adapter.ts b/apps/electron/layers/main/src/db/base-db-adapter.ts
index 60a6693621..268253ca79 100644
--- a/apps/electron/layers/main/src/db/base-db-adapter.ts
+++ b/apps/electron/layers/main/src/db/base-db-adapter.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { SqliteConnection } from '@affine/native';
-import assert from 'assert';
 
 import { logger } from '../logger';
 
@@ -25,11 +24,15 @@ export abstract class BaseSQLiteAdapter {
     const { db } = this;
     this.db = null;
     await db?.close();
+    logger.info(`[SQLiteAdapter:${this.role}]`, 'destroyed:', this.path);
   }
 
   async addBlob(key: string, data: Uint8Array) {
     try {
-      assert(this.db, `${this.path} is not connected`);
+      if (!this.db) {
+        logger.warn(`${this.path} is not connected`);
+        return;
+      }
       await this.db.addBlob(key, data);
     } catch (error) {
       logger.error('addBlob', error);
@@ -38,7 +41,10 @@ export abstract class BaseSQLiteAdapter {
 
   async getBlob(key: string) {
     try {
-      assert(this.db, `${this.path} is not connected`);
+      if (!this.db) {
+        logger.warn(`${this.path} is not connected`);
+        return;
+      }
       const blob = await this.db.getBlob(key);
       return blob?.data;
     } catch (error) {
@@ -49,7 +55,10 @@ export abstract class BaseSQLiteAdapter {
 
   async deleteBlob(key: string) {
     try {
-      assert(this.db, `${this.path} is not connected`);
+      if (!this.db) {
+        logger.warn(`${this.path} is not connected`);
+        return;
+      }
       await this.db.deleteBlob(key);
     } catch (error) {
       logger.error(`${this.path} delete blob failed`, error);
@@ -58,7 +67,10 @@ export abstract class BaseSQLiteAdapter {
 
   async getBlobKeys() {
     try {
-      assert(this.db, `${this.path} is not connected`);
+      if (!this.db) {
+        logger.warn(`${this.path} is not connected`);
+        return [];
+      }
       return await this.db.getBlobKeys();
     } catch (error) {
       logger.error(`getBlobKeys failed`, error);
@@ -68,7 +80,10 @@ export abstract class BaseSQLiteAdapter {
 
   async getUpdates() {
     try {
-      assert(this.db, `${this.path} is not connected`);
+      if (!this.db) {
+        logger.warn(`${this.path} is not connected`);
+        return [];
+      }
       return await this.db.getUpdates();
     } catch (error) {
       logger.error('getUpdates', error);
@@ -80,8 +95,11 @@ export abstract class BaseSQLiteAdapter {
   async addUpdateToSQLite(db: SqliteConnection, updates: Uint8Array[]) {
     // batch write instead write per key stroke?
     try {
+      if (!this.db) {
+        logger.warn(`${this.path} is not connected`);
+        return;
+      }
       const start = performance.now();
-      await db.connect();
       await db.insertUpdates(updates);
       logger.debug(
         `[SQLiteAdapter][${this.role}] addUpdateToSQLite`,
diff --git a/apps/electron/layers/main/src/db/ensure-db.ts b/apps/electron/layers/main/src/db/ensure-db.ts
index 96992b418c..13115e2138 100644
--- a/apps/electron/layers/main/src/db/ensure-db.ts
+++ b/apps/electron/layers/main/src/db/ensure-db.ts
@@ -85,10 +85,6 @@ function getWorkspaceDB$(id: string) {
               try {
                 await db.destroy();
                 db$Map.delete(id);
-                logger.info(
-                  '[ensureSQLiteDB] db connection destroyed',
-                  db.workspaceId
-                );
                 return db;
               } catch (err) {
                 logger.error('[ensureSQLiteDB] destroy db failed', err);
diff --git a/apps/electron/layers/main/src/dialog/dialog.ts b/apps/electron/layers/main/src/dialog/dialog.ts
index 372b73e3ce..b39f865a3f 100644
--- a/apps/electron/layers/main/src/dialog/dialog.ts
+++ b/apps/electron/layers/main/src/dialog/dialog.ts
@@ -306,9 +306,17 @@ export async function moveDBFile(
 
     // remove the old db file, but we don't care if it fails
     if (meta.secondaryDBPath) {
-      fs.remove(meta.secondaryDBPath).catch(err => {
-        logger.error(`[moveDBFile] remove ${meta.secondaryDBPath} failed`, err);
-      });
+      await fs
+        .remove(meta.secondaryDBPath)
+        .then(() => {
+          logger.info(`[moveDBFile] removed ${meta.secondaryDBPath}`);
+        })
+        .catch(err => {
+          logger.error(
+            `[moveDBFile] remove ${meta.secondaryDBPath} failed`,
+            err
+          );
+        });
     }
 
     // update meta
diff --git a/apps/electron/layers/main/src/updater/electron-updater.ts b/apps/electron/layers/main/src/updater/electron-updater.ts
index 3b3f2f8c8a..9efe726790 100644
--- a/apps/electron/layers/main/src/updater/electron-updater.ts
+++ b/apps/electron/layers/main/src/updater/electron-updater.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ export const registerUpdater = async () => {
 
   _autoUpdater = autoUpdater;
 
-  if (!_autoUpdater) {
+  // skip auto update in dev mode
+  if (!_autoUpdater || isDev) {
     return;
   }