diff --git a/src/tools/resync-remote-user.ts b/src/tools/resync-remote-user.ts
index c9d1ed588c..f211ae42cf 100644
--- a/src/tools/resync-remote-user.ts
+++ b/src/tools/resync-remote-user.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+import { initDb } from '../db/postgre';
 import parseAcct from '../misc/acct/parse';
-import { resolveUser } from '../remote/resolve-user';
 
 async function main(acct: string): Promise<any> {
+	await initDb();
+	const { resolveUser } = await import('../remote/resolve-user');
+
 	const { username, host } = parseAcct(acct);
 	await resolveUser(username, host, {}, true);
 }