diff --git a/cmd/statusd/main.go b/cmd/statusd/main.go
index e5587c03c..14c3853ac 100644
--- a/cmd/statusd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/statusd/main.go
@@ -251,15 +251,9 @@ func main() {
 			return
 		}
 
-		appDB, walletDB, err := openDatabases(config.DataDir + "/" + installationID.String())
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("failed to open databases")
-			return
-		}
-
 		options := []protocol.Option{
-			protocol.WithDatabase(appDB),
-			protocol.WithWalletDatabase(walletDB),
+			protocol.WithDatabase(backend.StatusNode().GetAppDB()),
+			protocol.WithWalletDatabase(backend.StatusNode().GetWalletDB()),
 			protocol.WithTorrentConfig(&config.TorrentConfig),
 			protocol.WithWalletConfig(&config.WalletConfig),
 			protocol.WithAccountManager(backend.AccountManager()),
diff --git a/node/get_status_node.go b/node/get_status_node.go
index 0c91fa8fe..44d4c51f9 100644
--- a/node/get_status_node.go
+++ b/node/get_status_node.go
@@ -690,6 +690,10 @@ func (n *StatusNode) SetAppDB(db *sql.DB) {
 	n.appDB = db
 }
 
+func (n *StatusNode) GetAppDB() *sql.DB {
+	return n.appDB
+}
+
 func (n *StatusNode) SetMultiaccountsDB(db *multiaccounts.Database) {
 	n.multiaccountsDB = db
 }
@@ -697,3 +701,7 @@ func (n *StatusNode) SetMultiaccountsDB(db *multiaccounts.Database) {
 func (n *StatusNode) SetWalletDB(db *sql.DB) {
 	n.walletDB = db
 }
+
+func (n *StatusNode) GetWalletDB() *sql.DB {
+	return n.walletDB
+}