diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index 3a9863d..6314f39 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -547,29 +547,40 @@ export function formatDateTime(date) {
 }
 
 /**
- * @returns {Tracker.SparqlConnection}
+ * @returns {Promise<Tracker.SparqlConnection>}
  */
 export async function getSparqlStore() {
-    await _sparqlStorePromise;
+    if (_sparqlStorePromise)
+        return _sparqlStorePromise;
 
-    if (_sparqlStore)
-        return _sparqlStore;
-
-    const {promise, resolve} = Promise.withResolvers();
+    const { promise, resolve, reject } = Promise.withResolvers();
     _sparqlStorePromise = promise;
 
-    const path = GLib.build_filenamev(
-        [GLib.get_user_data_dir(), 'polari', 'chatlogs.v1']);
-    const dir = Gio.File.new_for_path(path);
-    const ontology = Gio.File.new_for_uri(
-        'resource:///org/gnome/Polari/ontologies/');
-
-    _sparqlStore = await Tracker.SparqlConnection.new_async(
-        Tracker.SparqlConnectionFlags.FTS_ENABLE_STEMMER |
-        Tracker.SparqlConnectionFlags.FTS_ENABLE_UNACCENT,
-        dir, ontology, null);
+    (async () => {
+        try {
+            if (_sparqlStore) {
+                resolve(_sparqlStore);
+                return;
+            }
 
-    resolve();
+            const path = GLib.build_filenamev(
+                [GLib.get_user_data_dir(), 'polari', 'chatlogs.v1']);
+            const dir = Gio.File.new_for_path(path);
+            const ontology = Gio.File.new_for_uri(
+                'resource:///org/gnome/Polari/ontologies/');
+
+            const store = await Tracker.SparqlConnection.new_async(
+                Tracker.SparqlConnectionFlags.FTS_ENABLE_STEMMER |
+                Tracker.SparqlConnectionFlags.FTS_ENABLE_UNACCENT,
+                dir, ontology, null
+            );
+
+            _sparqlStore = store;
+            resolve(store);
+        } catch (e) {
+            reject(e);
+        }
+    })();
 
-    return _sparqlStore;
+    return promise;
 }