diff --git a/core/db.mjs b/core/db.mjs
index 8ba0a3f..a92a27c 100644
--- a/core/db.mjs
+++ b/core/db.mjs
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ export default function GetDB(config, log, orgFilename = 'db.json') {
   return db.read()
     .then(function() {
       if (!isObject(db.data)) {
-        db.log.warn(`File ${fullpath} was empty or not a json object, clearing it.`)
+        if (fullpath !== 'in-memory') {
+          db.log.warn(`File ${fullpath} was empty or not a json object, clearing it.`)
+        }
         db.data = {}
       }
       defaults(db.data, { core: { version: 1 } })