diff --git a/src/context.rs b/src/context.rs
index 5b1ea6ddf..5bf4647d0 100644
--- a/src/context.rs
+++ b/src/context.rs
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ impl Context {
         let journal_mode = self
             .sql
             .query_get_value(self, "PRAGMA journal_mode;", rusqlite::NO_PARAMS)
-            .unwrap_or("unknown".to_string());
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| "unknown".to_string());
         let e2ee_enabled = self.get_config_int(Config::E2eeEnabled);
         let mdns_enabled = self.get_config_int(Config::MdnsEnabled);
         let bcc_self = self.get_config_int(Config::BccSelf);