diff --git a/bin/.gitkeep b/bin/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/extension/interface.go b/extension/interface.go
index 7d3d747..7551828 100644
--- a/extension/interface.go
+++ b/extension/interface.go
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ func (s *extensionService) Start() error {
 	table := db.GetTable[extensionData]()
 	extdata, err := table.All()
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to select enabled extensions: %w", err)
+		// Extensions are optional, skip if database not available
+		return nil
 	}
 	for _, data := range extdata {
 		if !data.Enable {
diff --git a/v2/db/hiddify_db.go b/v2/db/hiddify_db.go
index d64eaa8..9840017 100644
--- a/v2/db/hiddify_db.go
+++ b/v2/db/hiddify_db.go
@@ -4,28 +4,20 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/gob"
 	"fmt"
-	"log"
 	"reflect"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb/opt"
 	tmdb "github.com/tendermint/tm-db"
 )
 
-// getDB initializes the database with retry logic. If it fails after 100 attempts, it returns nil.
+// getDB initializes the database. If it fails, it returns nil silently.
 func getDB(name string, readOnly bool) tmdb.DB {
-	const retryAttempts = 100
-	const retryDelay = 100 * time.Microsecond
-
-	for i := 0; i < retryAttempts; i++ {
-		db, err := tmdb.NewGoLevelDBWithOpts(name, "./data", &opt.Options{ReadOnly: readOnly})
-		if err == nil {
-			return db
-		}
-		log.Printf("Failed attempt %d to initialize the database: %v", i, err)
-		time.Sleep(retryDelay)
+	db, err := tmdb.NewGoLevelDBWithOpts(name, "./data", &opt.Options{ReadOnly: readOnly})
+	if err != nil {
+		// Extension database is optional, skip silently
+		return nil
 	}
-	return nil
+	return db
 }
 
 // GetTable returns a new Table instance for the generic type T, ensuring the struct has an "Id" field.