diff --git a/kallithea/bin/kallithea_cli_db.py b/kallithea/bin/kallithea_cli_db.py
--- a/kallithea/bin/kallithea_cli_db.py
+++ b/kallithea/bin/kallithea_cli_db.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def db_create(user, password, email, rep
     Session().commit()
 
     # initial repository scan
-    kallithea.config.middleware.make_app(
+    kallithea.config.application.make_app(
             kallithea.CONFIG.global_conf, **kallithea.CONFIG.local_conf)
     added, _ = kallithea.lib.utils.repo2db_mapper(kallithea.model.scm.ScmModel().repo_scan())
     if added: