diff --git a/main.ts b/main.ts
index 725d1ab..d9fe32b 100644
--- a/main.ts
+++ b/main.ts
@@ -27,14 +27,20 @@ try {
     if (!(error instanceof Deno.errors.NotFound)) {
         throw error;
     }
+    console.log("'bunker.db' not found, creating...");
     const cmd = new Deno.Command("sqlite3", {
         args: ["bunker.db", ".read database.sql"],
         stdout: "piped",
         stderr: "piped",
     });
-    console.log(
-        await cmd.output().then((out) => new TextDecoder().decode(out.stdout)),
-    );
+    const cmdChild = cmd.spawn();
+    cmdChild.stdout.pipeTo(Deno.stdout.writable);
+    cmdChild.stderr.pipeTo(Deno.stderr.writable);
+    const status = await cmdChild.status;
+    if (!status.success) {
+        console.log("failed creating 'bunker.db', exiting...");
+        Deno.exit(1);
+    }
 }
 
 class SqliteDb implements Db {