diff --git a/server/modlog/index.ts b/server/modlog/index.ts
index f53f96bf28..19c70578af 100644
--- a/server/modlog/index.ts
+++ b/server/modlog/index.ts
@@ -145,9 +145,10 @@ export class Modlog {
 
 		if (hasDBInfo === 0) {
 			// needs v2 migration
-			Monitor.warn(`The modlog database is being migrated to version 2; this may take a while.`);
+			const warnFunction = ('Monitor' in global && Monitor.warn) ? Monitor.warn : console.log;
+			warnFunction(`The modlog database is being migrated to version 2; this may take a while.`);
 			await this.database.runFile(MODLOG_V2_MIGRATION_PATH);
-			Monitor.warn(`Modlog database migration complete.`);
+			warnFunction(`Modlog database migration complete.`);
 		}
 
 		this.modlogInsertionQuery = await this.database.prepare(
diff --git a/tools/modlog/converter.ts b/tools/modlog/converter.ts
index 3b07dc508c..0b8685afac 100644
--- a/tools/modlog/converter.ts
+++ b/tools/modlog/converter.ts
@@ -636,6 +636,7 @@ export class ModlogConverterTxt {
 	}
 
 	async toSQLite() {
+		await this.modlog.readyPromise;
 		const files = this.isTesting ? [...this.isTesting.files.keys()] : await FS(this.textLogDir).readdir();
 		// Read global modlog first to avoid inserting duplicate data to database
 		if (files.includes('modlog_global.txt')) {