diff --git a/packages/insomnia/src/plugins/context/data.ts b/packages/insomnia/src/plugins/context/data.ts
index e63d0bf81..94185b1db 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia/src/plugins/context/data.ts
+++ b/packages/insomnia/src/plugins/context/data.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ export const getWorkspaces = (activeProjectId?: string) => {
   if (activeProjectId) {
     return models.workspace.findByParentId(activeProjectId);
   } else {
+    // ARCHY NOTE: HMMM need to investigate this
+
     // This code path was kept in case there was ever a time when the app wouldn't have an active project.
     // In over 5 months of monitoring in production, we never saw this happen.
     // Keeping it for defensive purposes, but it's not clear if it's necessary.
diff --git a/packages/insomnia/src/ui/renderApp.tsx b/packages/insomnia/src/ui/renderApp.tsx
index f0f563543..5a3ce0987 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia/src/ui/renderApp.tsx
+++ b/packages/insomnia/src/ui/renderApp.tsx
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ import { Workspace } from '../models/workspace';
 
 export async function renderApp() {
 
-  const workspaces = await database.find<Workspace>(models.workspace.type)
-  console.log("workspaces.length detected _", workspaces.length);
-  if (workspaces.length === 0) await importPure(dummyStartingWorkspace())
+  const workspaceNumber = await database.count<Workspace>(models.workspace.type)
+  console.log("workspaces detected ~>", workspaceNumber);
+  if (workspaceNumber === 0) await importPure(dummyStartingWorkspace())
 
 
   const router = setupRouterStuff();