diff --git a/dom/indexedDB/ActorsParent.cpp b/dom/indexedDB/ActorsParent.cpp
index 66ffc5ed672..ad44a4eddb6 100644
--- a/dom/indexedDB/ActorsParent.cpp
+++ b/dom/indexedDB/ActorsParent.cpp
@@ -11070,10 +11070,6 @@ Factory::Create(const LoggingInfo& aLoggingInfo)
 
   // If this is the first instance then we need to do some initialization.
   if (!sFactoryInstanceCount) {
-    if (!gConnectionPool) {
-      gConnectionPool = new ConnectionPool();
-    }
-
     MOZ_ASSERT(!gLiveDatabaseHashtable);
     gLiveDatabaseHashtable = new DatabaseActorHashtable();
 
@@ -11905,6 +11901,10 @@ Database::RecvPBackgroundIDBTransactionConstructor(
     return true;
   }
 
+  if (!gConnectionPool) {
+    gConnectionPool = new ConnectionPool();
+  }
+
   auto* transaction = static_cast<NormalTransaction*>(aActor);
 
   nsRefPtr<StartTransactionOp> startOp = new StartTransactionOp(transaction);
@@ -17775,6 +17775,10 @@ OpenDatabaseOp::DispatchToWorkThread()
     return NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
   }
 
+  if (!gConnectionPool) {
+    gConnectionPool = new ConnectionPool();
+  }
+
   nsRefPtr<VersionChangeOp> versionChangeOp = new VersionChangeOp(this);
 
   uint64_t transactionId =