diff --git a/src/zen/sessionstore/ZenSessionManager.sys.mjs b/src/zen/sessionstore/ZenSessionManager.sys.mjs
index bf7b106a3..ac23ac37c 100644
--- a/src/zen/sessionstore/ZenSessionManager.sys.mjs
+++ b/src/zen/sessionstore/ZenSessionManager.sys.mjs
@@ -151,10 +151,11 @@ export class nsZenSessionManager {
       );
       const db = await PlacesUtils.promiseDBConnection();
       let data = {};
-      let rows = await db.execute(
-        "SELECT * FROM zen_workspaces ORDER BY created_at ASC"
-      );
+      let rows = [];
       try {
+        rows = await db.execute(
+          "SELECT * FROM zen_workspaces ORDER BY created_at ASC"
+        );
         data.spaces = rows.map(row => ({
           uuid: row.getResultByName("uuid"),
           name: row.getResultByName("name"),
diff --git a/src/zen/spaces/ZenSpaceBookmarksStorage.js b/src/zen/spaces/ZenSpaceBookmarksStorage.js
index f4e577370..59da45f61 100644
--- a/src/zen/spaces/ZenSpaceBookmarksStorage.js
+++ b/src/zen/spaces/ZenSpaceBookmarksStorage.js
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ window.ZenWorkspaceBookmarksStorage = {
     ChromeUtils.defineESModuleGetters(this.lazy, {
       PlacesUtils: "resource://gre/modules/PlacesUtils.sys.mjs",
     });
-    if (!window.gZenWorkspaces) {
-      return;
-    }
     this.promiseInitialized = new Promise(resolve => {
       this._resolveInitialized = resolve;
     });
diff --git a/surfer.json b/surfer.json
index 9fe5c79d9..00a8e1c6f 100644
--- a/surfer.json
+++ b/surfer.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       "brandShortName": "Zen",
       "brandFullName": "Zen Browser",
       "release": {
-        "displayVersion": "1.19.4b",
+        "displayVersion": "1.19.5b",
         "github": {
           "repo": "zen-browser/desktop"
         },