diff --git a/assets/l10n/intl_en.arb b/assets/l10n/intl_en.arb
index 7c55fb25..42dc84bb 100644
--- a/assets/l10n/intl_en.arb
+++ b/assets/l10n/intl_en.arb
@@ -2384,5 +2384,13 @@
     "addChatOrSubSpace": "Add chat or sub space",
     "subspace": "Subspace",
     "decline": "Decline",
-    "thisDevice": "This device:"
+    "thisDevice": "This device:",
+    "initAppError": "An error occured while init the app",
+    "databaseBuildErrorBody": "Unable to build the SQlite database. The app tries to use the legacy database for now. Please report this error to the developers at {url}",
+    "@databaseBuildErrorBody": {
+        "type": "text",
+        "placeholders": {
+            "url": {}
+        }
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/utils/client_manager.dart b/lib/utils/client_manager.dart
index 1e2d8b6d..01bf0252 100644
--- a/lib/utils/client_manager.dart
+++ b/lib/utils/client_manager.dart
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ abstract class ClientManager {
     }
     final clients = clientNames.map(createClient).toList();
     if (initialize) {
-      FlutterLocalNotificationsPlugin? flutterLocalNotificationsPlugin;
       await Future.wait(
         clients.map(
           (client) => client
@@ -52,9 +51,10 @@ abstract class ClientManager {
                 waitForFirstSync: false,
                 waitUntilLoadCompletedLoaded: false,
                 onMigration: () {
-                  sendMigrationNotification(
-                    flutterLocalNotificationsPlugin ??=
-                        FlutterLocalNotificationsPlugin(),
+                  final l10n = lookupL10n(PlatformDispatcher.instance.locale);
+                  sendInitNotification(
+                    l10n.databaseMigrationTitle,
+                    l10n.databaseMigrationBody,
                   );
                 },
               )
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ abstract class ClientManager {
               ),
         ),
       );
-      flutterLocalNotificationsPlugin?.cancel(0);
     }
     if (clients.length > 1 && clients.any((c) => !c.isLogged())) {
       final loggedOutClients = clients.where((c) => !c.isLogged()).toList();
@@ -128,22 +127,18 @@ abstract class ClientManager {
     );
   }
 
-  static void sendMigrationNotification(
-    FlutterLocalNotificationsPlugin flutterLocalNotificationsPlugin,
-  ) async {
-    final l10n = lookupL10n(PlatformDispatcher.instance.locale);
-
+  static void sendInitNotification(String title, String body) async {
     if (kIsWeb) {
       html.Notification(
-        l10n.databaseMigrationTitle,
-        body: l10n.databaseMigrationBody,
+        title,
+        body: body,
       );
       return;
     }
     if (Platform.isLinux) {
       await NotificationsClient().notify(
-        l10n.databaseMigrationTitle,
-        body: l10n.databaseMigrationBody,
+        title,
+        body: body,
         appName: AppConfig.applicationName,
         hints: [
           NotificationHint.soundName('message-new-instant'),
@@ -152,6 +147,8 @@ abstract class ClientManager {
       return;
     }
 
+    final flutterLocalNotificationsPlugin = FlutterLocalNotificationsPlugin();
+
     await flutterLocalNotificationsPlugin.initialize(
       const InitializationSettings(
         android: AndroidInitializationSettings('notifications_icon'),
@@ -161,8 +158,8 @@ abstract class ClientManager {
 
     flutterLocalNotificationsPlugin.show(
       0,
-      l10n.databaseMigrationTitle,
-      l10n.databaseMigrationBody,
+      title,
+      body,
       const NotificationDetails(
         android: AndroidNotificationDetails(
           AppConfig.pushNotificationsChannelId,
@@ -171,7 +168,6 @@ abstract class ClientManager {
           importance: Importance.max,
           priority: Priority.max,
           fullScreenIntent: true, // To show notification popup
-          showProgress: true,
         ),
         iOS: DarwinNotificationDetails(sound: 'notification.caf'),
       ),
diff --git a/lib/utils/matrix_sdk_extensions/flutter_matrix_sdk_database_builder.dart b/lib/utils/matrix_sdk_extensions/flutter_matrix_sdk_database_builder.dart
index 8609ce2e..210c8831 100644
--- a/lib/utils/matrix_sdk_extensions/flutter_matrix_sdk_database_builder.dart
+++ b/lib/utils/matrix_sdk_extensions/flutter_matrix_sdk_database_builder.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import 'dart:math';
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 
+import 'package:flutter_gen/gen_l10n/l10n.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_secure_storage/flutter_secure_storage.dart';
 import 'package:matrix/matrix.dart';
 import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart';
@@ -11,12 +12,24 @@ import 'package:sqflite_common_ffi/sqflite_ffi.dart' as ffi;
 import 'package:sqflite_sqlcipher/sqflite.dart';
 import 'package:universal_html/html.dart' as html;
 
+import 'package:fluffychat/config/app_config.dart';
+import 'package:fluffychat/utils/client_manager.dart';
+import 'package:fluffychat/utils/matrix_sdk_extensions/flutter_hive_collections_database.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/utils/platform_infos.dart';
 
-Future<MatrixSdkDatabase> flutterMatrixSdkDatabaseBuilder(Client client) async {
-  final database = await _constructDatabase(client);
-  await database.open();
-  return database;
+Future<DatabaseApi> flutterMatrixSdkDatabaseBuilder(Client client) async {
+  try {
+    final database = await _constructDatabase(client);
+    await database.open();
+    return database;
+  } catch (e) {
+    final l10n = lookupL10n(PlatformDispatcher.instance.locale);
+    ClientManager.sendInitNotification(
+      l10n.initAppError,
+      l10n.databaseBuildErrorBody(AppConfig.newIssueUrl.toString()),
+    );
+    return FlutterHiveCollectionsDatabase.databaseBuilder(client);
+  }
 }
 
 Future<MatrixSdkDatabase> _constructDatabase(Client client) async {