diff --git a/src/MatrixClientPeg.js b/src/MatrixClientPeg.js
index ccdd48f41b..763eddbd5d 100644
--- a/src/MatrixClientPeg.js
+++ b/src/MatrixClientPeg.js
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ class MatrixClientPeg {
     }
 
     async start() {
-        StorageManager.trackStores(this.matrixClient);
-
         for (const dbType of ['indexeddb', 'memory']) {
             try {
                 const promise = this.matrixClient.store.startup();
@@ -116,6 +114,8 @@ class MatrixClientPeg {
             }
         }
 
+        StorageManager.trackStores(this.matrixClient);
+
         // try to initialise e2e on the new client
         try {
             // check that we have a version of the js-sdk which includes initCrypto