diff --git a/.changeset/olive-news-fix.md b/.changeset/olive-news-fix.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..72ef952891
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/olive-news-fix.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@medusajs/medusa": patch
+---
+
+chore: Fix issue with missing DB traces
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/commands/start.ts b/packages/medusa/src/commands/start.ts
index dc844c7cfe..6a13cfeca6 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/commands/start.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/commands/start.ts
@@ -146,7 +146,9 @@ async function start(args: {
 }) {
   const { port = 9000, host, directory, types } = args
 
-  const container = await initializeContainer(directory)
+  const container = await initializeContainer(directory, {
+    skipDbConnection: true,
+  })
   const logger = container.resolve(ContainerRegistrationKeys.LOGGER)
 
   async function internalStart(generateTypes: boolean) {