diff --git a/src/db.rs b/src/db.rs
index 9277871..bab67f5 100644
--- a/src/db.rs
+++ b/src/db.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub fn init() {
         let mut appdata = PathBuf::from(&binding);
 
         appdata = appdata.join("learn-hieroglyph");
-        Command::new("mkdir").arg(&appdata);
+        Command::new("mkdir").arg(&appdata).spawn().expect(&format!("Cannot create program's home: {}", &appdata.to_str().unwrap())).wait().unwrap();
 
         appdata
     } else {
@@ -18,16 +18,17 @@ pub fn init() {
         let mut home = PathBuf::from(&binding);
 
         home = home.join(".config/learn-hieroglyph");
-        Command::new("mkdir").args(["-p", &home.to_str().unwrap()]).spawn().expect(&format!("Cannot create program's home: {}", &home.to_str().unwrap()));
+        Command::new("mkdir").args(["-p", &home.to_str().unwrap()]).spawn().expect(&format!("Cannot create program's home: {}", &home.to_str().unwrap())).wait().unwrap();
 
         home
     };
     let mut p = PROGRAM_HOME_PATH.write().unwrap();
     *p = program_home_path.as_path().to_str().unwrap().to_string();
 
-    println!("Program's home: {}", program_home_path.as_path().to_str().unwrap());
+    let db_path = program_home_path.join("db.sqlite");
 
-    let connection = Connection::open(program_home_path.join("db.sqlite")).unwrap();
+
+    let connection = Connection::open(db_path).unwrap();
 
     connection.execute("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS cards (
         id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,