diff --git a/packages/core/server/src/application.ts b/packages/core/server/src/application.ts
index 8eb814ae8a..cb99adb38e 100644
--- a/packages/core/server/src/application.ts
+++ b/packages/core/server/src/application.ts
@@ -735,6 +735,7 @@ export class Application<StateT = DefaultState, ContextT = DefaultContext> exten
     this._cli = this.createCli();
     this._i18n = createI18n(options);
     this.context.db = this.getDb();
+    this.context.getDb = this.getDb;
 
     // this.context.logger = this._logger;
     this.context.resourcer = this._resourcer;