diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-client/lib/KnexClient.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-client/lib/KnexClient.ts
index 665565d734..b7aa5bdbfc 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-client/lib/KnexClient.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-client/lib/KnexClient.ts
@@ -586,27 +586,6 @@ class KnexClient extends SqlClient {
     if (connectionConfig.knex) {
       this.sqlClient = connectionConfig.knex;
     } else {
-      // console.log('KnexClient',this.connectionConfig);
-      if (
-        this.connectionConfig.connection.ssl &&
-        typeof this.connectionConfig.connection.ssl === 'object'
-      ) {
-        if (this.connectionConfig.connection.ssl.caFilePath) {
-          this.connectionConfig.connection.ssl.ca = fs
-            .readFileSync(this.connectionConfig.connection.ssl.caFilePath)
-            .toString();
-        }
-        if (this.connectionConfig.connection.ssl.keyFilePath) {
-          this.connectionConfig.connection.ssl.key = fs
-            .readFileSync(this.connectionConfig.connection.ssl.keyFilePath)
-            .toString();
-        }
-        if (this.connectionConfig.connection.ssl.certFilePath) {
-          this.connectionConfig.connection.ssl.cert = fs
-            .readFileSync(this.connectionConfig.connection.ssl.certFilePath)
-            .toString();
-        }
-      }
       const tmpConnectionConfig =
         connectionConfig.client === 'sqlite3'
           ? connectionConfig.connection
@@ -620,10 +599,10 @@ class KnexClient extends SqlClient {
     this.evt = new Emit();
   }
 
-  _validateInput() {
+  async _validateInput() {
     try {
       const packageJson = JSON.parse(
-        fs.readFileSync(path.join(process.cwd(), 'package.json'), 'utf8')
+        await promisify(fs.readFile)(path.join(process.cwd(), 'package.json'), 'utf8')
       );
       return (
         packageJson.name === 'nocodb' || 'nocodb' in packageJson.dependencies
@@ -632,10 +611,10 @@ class KnexClient extends SqlClient {
     return true;
   }
 
-  validateInput() {
+  async validateInput() {
     try {
       if (!('___ext' in KnexClient)) {
-        KnexClient.___ext = this._validateInput();
+        KnexClient.___ext = await this._validateInput();
       }
       if (!KnexClient.___ext) {
         Tele.emit('evt', {
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-client/lib/SqlClientFactory.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-client/lib/SqlClientFactory.ts
index e697867570..0bc59744c6 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-client/lib/SqlClientFactory.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-client/lib/SqlClientFactory.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ import YugabyteClient from './pg/YugabyteClient';
 import TidbClient from './mysql/TidbClient';
 import VitessClient from './mysql/VitessClient';
 
+import fs from 'fs';
+import { promisify } from 'util';
+
+const readFileAsync = promisify(fs.readFile);
+
 export class SqlClientFactory {
   static create(connectionConfig) {
     connectionConfig.meta = connectionConfig.meta || {};
@@ -40,7 +45,28 @@ export class SqlClientFactory {
 }
 
 export default class {
-  static create(connectionConfig) {
+  static async create(connectionConfig) {
+    if (
+      connectionConfig.connection.ssl &&
+      typeof connectionConfig.connection.ssl === 'object'
+    ) {
+      if (connectionConfig.connection.ssl.caFilePath) {
+        connectionConfig.connection.ssl.ca = await readFileAsync(
+          connectionConfig.connection.ssl.caFilePath
+        ).toString();
+      }
+      if (connectionConfig.connection.ssl.keyFilePath) {
+        connectionConfig.connection.ssl.key = await readFileAsync(
+          connectionConfig.connection.ssl.keyFilePath
+        ).toString();
+      }
+      if (connectionConfig.connection.ssl.certFilePath) {
+        connectionConfig.connection.ssl.cert = await readFileAsync(
+          connectionConfig.connection.ssl.certFilePath
+        ).toString();
+      }
+    }
+
     if (Noco.isEE()) {
       return SqlClientFactoryEE.create(connectionConfig);
     }
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-mgr/SqlMgr.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-mgr/SqlMgr.ts
index 6fd4a3990f..fcfde01d6c 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-mgr/SqlMgr.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-mgr/SqlMgr.ts
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export default class SqlMgr {
   //   return this._project;
   // }
   public async testConnection(args = {}) {
-    const client = SqlClientFactory.create(args);
+    const client = await SqlClientFactory.create(args);
     return client.testConnection();
   }
 
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ export default class SqlMgr {
           const connectionKey = `${env}_${this.currentProjectJson.envs[env].db[i].meta.dbAlias}`;
 
           this.currentProjectConnections[connectionKey] =
-            SqlClientFactory.create({
+            await SqlClientFactory.create({
               ...connectionConfig,
               knex: await NcConnectionMgr.get({
                 dbAlias: this.currentProjectJson.envs[env].db[i].meta.dbAlias,
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ export default class SqlMgr {
     }
 
     if ('client' in connectionConfig) {
-      const data = SqlClientFactory.create(connectionConfig);
+      const data = await SqlClientFactory.create(connectionConfig);
       this.currentProjectConnections[connectionKey] = data;
       // console.log(data);
       return data;
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-mgr/v2/SqlMgrv2.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-mgr/v2/SqlMgrv2.ts
index 29f19d05e6..60002776ca 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-mgr/v2/SqlMgrv2.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-mgr/v2/SqlMgrv2.ts
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ export default class SqlMgrv2 {
     return this;
   }
 
-  public migrator(_base: Base) {
+  public async migrator(_base: Base) {
     return this._migrator;
   }
   public static async testConnection(args = {}) {
-    const client = SqlClientFactory.create(args);
+    const client = await SqlClientFactory.create(args);
     return client.testConnection();
   }
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export default class SqlMgrv2 {
     log.api(`${func}:args:`, base, op, opArgs);
 
     // create sql client for this operation
-    const client = this.getSqlClient(base);
+    const client = await this.getSqlClient(base);
 
     // do sql operation
     const data = await client[op](opArgs);
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export default class SqlMgrv2 {
     log.api(`${func}:args:`, base, op, opArgs);
 
     // create sql client for this operation
-    const sqlClient = this.getSqlClient(base); //await this.projectGetSqlClient(args);
+    const sqlClient = await this.getSqlClient(base); //await this.projectGetSqlClient(args);
 
     // do sql operation
     const sqlMigrationStatements = await sqlClient[op](opArgs);
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export default class SqlMgrv2 {
     return sqlMigrationStatements;
   }
 
-  protected getSqlClient(base: Base) {
-    return NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base);
+  protected async getSqlClient(base: Base): Promise<any> {
+    return await NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base);
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-mgr/v2/SqlMgrv2Trans.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-mgr/v2/SqlMgrv2Trans.ts
index bcb643b09b..0a96861823 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-mgr/v2/SqlMgrv2Trans.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-mgr/v2/SqlMgrv2Trans.ts
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ export default class SqlMgrv2Trans extends SqlMgrv2 {
     this.base = base;
   }
 
-  public migrator() {
+  public async migrator() {
     return new KnexMigratorv2Tans(
       { id: this.projectId },
-      this.getSqlClient(this.base),
+      await this.getSqlClient(this.base),
       this.ncMeta
     );
   }
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ export default class SqlMgrv2Trans extends SqlMgrv2 {
     }
   }
 
-  protected getSqlClient(base: Base) {
-    return NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base, this.trx);
+  protected async getSqlClient(base: Base): Promise<any> {
+    return await NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base, this.trx);
   }
 
   public async sqlOp(base: Base, op, opArgs): Promise<any> {
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-migrator/lib/KnexMigrator.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-migrator/lib/KnexMigrator.ts
index d935f86e1f..25ad6eb880 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-migrator/lib/KnexMigrator.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-migrator/lib/KnexMigrator.ts
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ export default class KnexMigrator extends SqlMigrator {
 
   async _initDbWithSql(connectionConfig) {
     const sqlClient =
-      connectionConfig.sqlClient || SqlClientFactory.create(connectionConfig);
+      connectionConfig.sqlClient || await SqlClientFactory.create(connectionConfig);
     if (connectionConfig.client === 'oracledb') {
       this.emit(
         `${connectionConfig.client}: Creating DB if not exists ${connectionConfig.connection.user}`
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ export default class KnexMigrator extends SqlMigrator {
   }
 
   async _cleanDbWithSql(connectionConfig) {
-    const sqlClient = SqlClientFactory.create(connectionConfig);
+    const sqlClient = await SqlClientFactory.create(connectionConfig);
     if (connectionConfig.client === 'oracledb') {
       this.emit(`Dropping DB : ${connectionConfig.connection.user}`);
       await sqlClient.dropDatabase({
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ export default class KnexMigrator extends SqlMigrator {
         args.dbAlias,
         args.env
       );
-      const sqlClient = args.sqlClient || SqlClientFactory.create(connection);
+      const sqlClient = args.sqlClient || await SqlClientFactory.create(connection);
 
       let migrations = await sqlClient.selectAll(
         sqlClient.getTnPath(connection.meta.tn)
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ export default class KnexMigrator extends SqlMigrator {
         args.dbAlias,
         args.env
       );
-      const sqlClient = SqlClientFactory.create(connection);
+      const sqlClient = await SqlClientFactory.create(connection);
       const migrations = await sqlClient.selectAll(
         sqlClient.getTnPath(connection.meta.tn)
       );
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-migrator/lib/KnexMigratorv2.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-migrator/lib/KnexMigratorv2.ts
index 79e762653f..1df3a14a42 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-migrator/lib/KnexMigratorv2.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-migrator/lib/KnexMigratorv2.ts
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ export default class KnexMigratorv2 {
   // }
 
   async _initDbWithSql(base: Base) {
-    const sqlClient = this.getSqlClient(base);
+    const sqlClient = await this.getSqlClient(base);
     const connectionConfig = base.getConnectionConfig();
     if (connectionConfig.client === 'oracledb') {
       this.emit(
@@ -428,12 +428,12 @@ export default class KnexMigratorv2 {
     // }
   }
 
-  protected getSqlClient(base: Base) {
-    return NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base);
+  protected async getSqlClient(base: Base): Promise<any> {
+    return await NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base);
   }
 
   async _cleanDbWithSql(connectionConfig) {
-    const sqlClient = SqlClientFactory.create(connectionConfig);
+    const sqlClient = await SqlClientFactory.create(connectionConfig);
     if (connectionConfig.client === 'oracledb') {
       this.emit(`Dropping DB : ${connectionConfig.connection.user}`);
       await sqlClient.dropDatabase({
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ export default class KnexMigratorv2 {
       //   args.dbAlias,
       //   args.env
       // );
-      const sqlClient = this.getSqlClient(base);
+      const sqlClient = await this.getSqlClient(base);
 
       let migrations = await sqlClient.selectAll(
         // todo: replace
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ export default class KnexMigratorv2 {
       //   args.dbAlias,
       //   args.env
       // );
-      const sqlClient = this.getSqlClient(base); // SqlClientFactory.create(connection);
+      const sqlClient = await this.getSqlClient(base); // SqlClientFactory.create(connection);
       const migrations = await sqlClient.selectAll(
         sqlClient.getTnPath('nc_evolutions')
       );
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-migrator/lib/KnexMigratorv2Tans.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-migrator/lib/KnexMigratorv2Tans.ts
index 18a7607e2a..2a42ae5451 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-migrator/lib/KnexMigratorv2Tans.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-migrator/lib/KnexMigratorv2Tans.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default class KnexMigratorv2Tans extends KnexMigratorv2 {
   protected get metaDb(): XKnex {
     return this.ncMeta.knex || Noco.ncMeta.knex;
   }
-  protected getSqlClient(base: Base) {
-    return this.sqlClient || NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base);
+  protected async getSqlClient(base: Base): Promise<any> {
+    return this.sqlClient || await NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base);
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/NcMetaMgr.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/NcMetaMgr.ts
index 524a591fed..f3b46fcc8a 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/NcMetaMgr.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/NcMetaMgr.ts
@@ -1554,7 +1554,7 @@ export default class NcMetaMgr {
           break;
 
         case 'testConnection':
-          result = await SqlClientFactory.create(args.args).testConnection();
+          result = await (await SqlClientFactory.create(args.args)).testConnection();
           break;
         case 'xcProjectGetConfig':
           result = await this.xcMeta.projectGetById(this.getProjectId(args));
@@ -2907,9 +2907,9 @@ export default class NcMetaMgr {
     }
   }
 
-  protected projectGetSqlClient(args) {
+  protected async projectGetSqlClient(args) {
     const builder = this.getBuilder(args);
-    return builder?.getSqlClient();
+    return await builder?.getSqlClient();
   }
 
   protected getBuilder(args): RestApiBuilder | GqlApiBuilder {
@@ -3443,8 +3443,8 @@ export default class NcMetaMgr {
   }
 
   // @ts-ignore
-  protected getSqlClient(project_id: string, dbAlias: string) {
-    return this.app?.projectBuilders
+  protected async getSqlClient(project_id: string, dbAlias: string) {
+    return await this.app?.projectBuilders
       ?.find((pb) => pb?.id === project_id)
       ?.apiBuilders?.find((builder) => builder.dbAlias === dbAlias)
       ?.getSqlClient();
@@ -4253,7 +4253,7 @@ export default class NcMetaMgr {
         return { data: { list: columns } };
       }
 
-      return this.projectGetSqlClient(args).columnList(args.args);
+      return (await this.projectGetSqlClient(args)).columnList(args.args);
     } catch (e) {
       throw e;
     }
@@ -4598,7 +4598,7 @@ export default class NcMetaMgr {
         {}
       );
 
-      const sqlClient = this.projectGetSqlClient(args);
+      const sqlClient = await this.projectGetSqlClient(args);
 
       switch (args.args.type) {
         case 'table':
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/baseApis.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/baseApis.ts
index 5f8b80b7d2..07e3a23692 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/baseApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/baseApis.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ async function populateMeta(base: Base, project: Project): Promise<any> {
   };
 
   const t = process.hrtime();
-  const sqlClient = NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base);
+  const sqlClient = await NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base);
   let order = 1;
   const models2: { [tableName: string]: Model } = {};
 
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/columnApis.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/columnApis.ts
index f16b8d3f8c..0977647a02 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/columnApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/columnApis.ts
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ export async function columnAdd(
           ],
         };
 
-        const sqlClient = NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base);
+        const sqlClient = await NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base);
         const sqlMgr = await ProjectMgrv2.getSqlMgr({ id: base.project_id });
         await sqlMgr.sqlOpPlus(base, 'tableUpdate', tableUpdateBody);
 
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/metaDiffApis.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/metaDiffApis.ts
index e96317fb60..1708e85717 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/metaDiffApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/metaDiffApis.ts
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ export async function metaDiff(req, res) {
   for (const base of project.bases) {
     try {
       // @ts-ignore
-      const sqlClient = NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base);
+      const sqlClient = await NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base);
       changes = changes.concat(await getMetaDiff(sqlClient, project, base));
     } catch (e) {
       console.log(e);
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ export async function baseMetaDiff(req, res) {
   const base = await Base.get(req.params.baseId);
   let changes = [];
 
-  const sqlClient = NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base);
+  const sqlClient = await NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base);
   changes = await getMetaDiff(sqlClient, project, base);
 
   res.json(changes);
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ export async function metaDiffSync(req, res) {
     const virtualColumnInsert: Array<() => Promise<void>> = [];
 
     // @ts-ignore
-    const sqlClient = NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base);
+    const sqlClient = await NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base);
     const changes = await getMetaDiff(sqlClient, project, base);
 
     /* Get all relations */
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ export async function baseMetaDiffSync(req, res) {
   const virtualColumnInsert: Array<() => Promise<void>> = [];
 
   // @ts-ignore
-  const sqlClient = NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base);
+  const sqlClient = await NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base);
   const changes = await getMetaDiff(sqlClient, project, base);
 
   /* Get all relations */
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/projectApis.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/projectApis.ts
index bb08121def..aa6dbebd99 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/projectApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/projectApis.ts
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ async function populateMeta(base: Base, project: Project): Promise<any> {
   };
 
   const t = process.hrtime();
-  const sqlClient = NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base);
+  const sqlClient = await NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base);
   let order = 1;
   const models2: { [tableName: string]: Model } = {};
 
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ export async function projectCost(req, res) {
   const project = await Project.getWithInfo(req.params.projectId);
 
   for (const base of project.bases) {
-    const sqlClient = NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base);
+    const sqlClient = await NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base);
     const userCount = await ProjectUser.getUsersCount(req.query);
     const recordCount = (await sqlClient.totalRecords())?.data.TotalRecords;
 
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/tableApis.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/tableApis.ts
index 25e67fde2c..67019bc5cd 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/tableApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/tableApis.ts
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export async function tableCreate(req: Request<any, any, TableReqType>, res) {
   }
 
   const sqlMgr = await ProjectMgrv2.getSqlMgr(project);
-  const sqlClient = NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base);
+  const sqlClient = await NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base);
 
   let tableNameLengthLimit = 255;
   const sqlClientType = sqlClient.clientType;
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ export async function tableUpdate(req: Request<any, any>, res) {
   }
 
   const sqlMgr = await ProjectMgrv2.getSqlMgr(project);
-  const sqlClient = NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base);
+  const sqlClient = await NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base);
 
   let tableNameLengthLimit = 255;
   const sqlClientType = sqlClient.clientType;
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/utilApis.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/utilApis.ts
index 0118420bb0..b7a9f0d601 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/utilApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/utilApis.ts
@@ -320,8 +320,8 @@ export async function aggregatedMetaInfo(_req: Request, res: Response) {
               project.getBases().then(async (bases) => {
                 return extractResultOrNull(
                   await Promise.allSettled(
-                    bases.map((base) =>
-                      NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base)
+                    bases.map(async (base) =>
+                      (await NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base))
                         .totalRecords?.()
                         ?.then((result) => result?.data)
                     )
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/handlers/xcMetaDiff.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/handlers/xcMetaDiff.ts
index f8f1f600e2..abd443451c 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/handlers/xcMetaDiff.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/handlers/xcMetaDiff.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export default async function (
   const builder = this.getBuilder(args);
 
   // @ts-ignore
-  const sqlClient = this.projectGetSqlClient(args);
+  const sqlClient = await this.projectGetSqlClient(args);
 
   // @ts-ignore
   const tableList = (await sqlClient.tableList())?.data?.list?.filter((t) => {
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/utils/NcConfigFactory.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/utils/NcConfigFactory.ts
index 7424b1b2ba..04fdb50914 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/utils/NcConfigFactory.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/utils/NcConfigFactory.ts
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ export default class NcConfigFactory implements NcConfig {
 
   public static async metaDbCreateIfNotExist(args: NcConfig) {
     if (args.meta?.db?.client === 'sqlite3') {
-      const metaSqlClient = SqlClientFactory.create({
+      const metaSqlClient = await SqlClientFactory.create({
         ...args.meta.db,
         connection: args.meta.db,
       });
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ export default class NcConfigFactory implements NcConfig {
         database: args.meta.db?.connection?.filename,
       });
     } else {
-      const metaSqlClient = SqlClientFactory.create(args.meta.db);
+      const metaSqlClient = await SqlClientFactory.create(args.meta.db);
       await metaSqlClient.createDatabaseIfNotExists(args.meta.db?.connection);
       await metaSqlClient.knex.destroy();
     }
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/utils/common/BaseApiBuilder.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/utils/common/BaseApiBuilder.ts
index 3bf21e7848..662ab25b9d 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/utils/common/BaseApiBuilder.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/utils/common/BaseApiBuilder.ts
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@ export default abstract class BaseApiBuilder<T extends Noco>
     return this.connectionConfig?.meta?.dbAlias;
   }
 
-  public getSqlClient(): any {
-    return NcConnectionMgr.getSqlClient({
+  public async getSqlClient(): Promise<any> {
+    return await NcConnectionMgr.getSqlClient({
       dbAlias: this.dbAlias,
       env: this.config.env,
       config: this.config,
@@ -1676,7 +1676,7 @@ export default abstract class BaseApiBuilder<T extends Noco>
       config: this.config,
       projectId: this.projectId,
     });
-    this.sqlClient = NcConnectionMgr.getSqlClient({
+    this.sqlClient = await NcConnectionMgr.getSqlClient({
       dbAlias: this.dbAlias,
       env: this.config.env,
       config: this.config,
@@ -3064,7 +3064,7 @@ export default abstract class BaseApiBuilder<T extends Noco>
     );
     const colListRef = {};
     const tableList =
-      (await this.getSqlClient()?.tableList())?.data?.list || [];
+      (await (await this.getSqlClient())?.tableList())?.data?.list || [];
 
     colListRef[tableName] = await this.getColumnList(tableName);
 
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/utils/common/NcConnectionMgr.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/utils/common/NcConnectionMgr.ts
index c111db6b24..d8638fb37b 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/utils/common/NcConnectionMgr.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/utils/common/NcConnectionMgr.ts
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export default class NcConnectionMgr {
     return config?.envs?.[env]?.db?.find((db) => db?.meta?.dbAlias === dbAlias);
   }
 
-  public static getSqlClient({
+  public static async getSqlClient({
     projectId,
     dbAlias = 'db',
     env = '_noco',
@@ -151,14 +151,14 @@ export default class NcConnectionMgr {
     env: string;
     config: NcConfig;
     projectId: string;
-  }): any {
+  }): Promise<any> {
     const knex = this.get({
       dbAlias,
       env,
       config,
       projectId,
     });
-    return SqlClientFactory.create({
+    return await SqlClientFactory.create({
       knex,
       ...this.getConnectionConfig(config, env, dbAlias),
     });
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/utils/common/NcConnectionMgrv2.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/utils/common/NcConnectionMgrv2.ts
index 1eeca7e2f7..73783d6e9b 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/utils/common/NcConnectionMgrv2.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/utils/common/NcConnectionMgrv2.ts
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ export default class NcConnectionMgrv2 {
   //   return config?.envs?.[env]?.db?.find(db => db?.meta?.dbAlias === dbAlias);
   // }
 
-  public static getSqlClient(base: Base, _knex = null): any {
+  public static async getSqlClient(base: Base, _knex = null): Promise<any> {
     const knex = _knex || this.get(base);
-    return SqlClientFactory.create({
+    return await SqlClientFactory.create({
       knex,
       ...base.getConnectionConfig(),
     });
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/utils/common/handlers/xcMetaDiffSync.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/utils/common/handlers/xcMetaDiffSync.ts
index ef99fe3142..7c16c69c1f 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/utils/common/handlers/xcMetaDiffSync.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/utils/common/handlers/xcMetaDiffSync.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import { GqlApiBuilder } from '../../../v1-legacy/gql/GqlApiBuilder';
 export default async function (this: BaseApiBuilder<any> | any) {
   const changes: Array<NcMetaDiffType> = await xcMetaDiff.call(
     {
-      projectGetSqlClient: () => {
-        return this.getSqlClient();
+      projectGetSqlClient: async () => {
+        return await this.getSqlClient();
       },
       getProjectId: () => this.getProjectId(),
       getDbAlias: () => this.getDbAlias(),
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export default async function (this: BaseApiBuilder<any> | any) {
       return true;
     });
   // @ts-ignore
-  const relationList = (await this.getSqlClient().tableList())?.data?.list;
+  const relationList = (await (await this.getSqlClient()).tableList())?.data?.list;
 
   const oldModels = await this.xcMeta.metaList(
     this.getProjectId(),
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/v1-legacy/NcProjectBuilder.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/v1-legacy/NcProjectBuilder.ts
index 46af16fa9e..2efb599cfb 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/v1-legacy/NcProjectBuilder.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/v1-legacy/NcProjectBuilder.ts
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ export default class NcProjectBuilder {
         i++;
       } else if (db.meta?.allSchemas) {
         /* get all schemas and create APIs for all of them */
-        const sqlClient = SqlClientFactory.create({
+        const sqlClient = await SqlClientFactory.create({
           ...db,
           connection: { ...db.connection, database: undefined },
         });
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ export default class NcProjectBuilder {
 
       for (const connectionConfig of dbs) {
         try {
-          const sqlClient = NcConnectionMgr.getSqlClient({
+          const sqlClient = await NcConnectionMgr.getSqlClient({
             dbAlias: connectionConfig?.meta?.dbAlias,
             env: this.config.env,
             config: this.config,