diff --git a/app/controllers/api/projects.php b/app/controllers/api/projects.php
index 92d3103293..5f185c091a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/projects.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/projects.php
@@ -195,8 +195,6 @@ App::post('/v1/projects')
             $dsn = new DSN('mysql://' . $dsn);
         }
 
-        $adapter = $pools->get($dsn->getHost())->pop()->getResource();
-        $dbForProject = new Database($adapter, $cache);
         $sharedTables = \explode(',', System::getEnv('_APP_DATABASE_SHARED_TABLES', ''));
         $sharedTablesV1 = \explode(',', System::getEnv('_APP_DATABASE_SHARED_TABLES_V1', ''));
 
@@ -206,6 +204,9 @@ App::post('/v1/projects')
         $sharedTables = $sharedTablesV1 || $sharedTablesV2;
 
         if (!$sharedTablesV2) {
+            $adapter = $pools->get($dsn->getHost())->pop()->getResource();
+            $dbForProject = new Database($adapter, $cache);
+
             if ($sharedTables) {
                 $dbForProject
                     ->setSharedTables(true)