diff --git a/website/src/repl/Repl.jsx b/website/src/repl/Repl.jsx
index eb2b495b..65cc3473 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/Repl.jsx
+++ b/website/src/repl/Repl.jsx
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import {
 import { Header } from './Header';
 import Loader from './Loader';
 import './Repl.css';
-import { registerSamplesFromDB, userSamplesDBConfig } from './idbutils.mjs';
 import { Panel } from './panel/Panel';
 import { prebake } from './prebake.mjs';
 import { themes } from './themes.mjs';
@@ -117,7 +116,6 @@ export function Repl({ embedded = false }) {
         msg = `A random code snippet named "${name}" has been loaded!`;
       }
       //registers samples that have been saved to the index DB
-      registerSamplesFromDB(userSamplesDBConfig);
       logger(`Welcome to Strudel! ${msg} Press play or hit ctrl+enter to run it!`, 'highlight');
       setPending(false);
     });
diff --git a/website/src/repl/idbutils.mjs b/website/src/repl/idbutils.mjs
index 414006b9..18e15d20 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/idbutils.mjs
+++ b/website/src/repl/idbutils.mjs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const clearIDB = () => {
 };
 
 // queries the DB, and registers the sounds so they can be played
-export const registerSamplesFromDB = (config, onComplete = () => {}) => {
+export const registerSamplesFromDB = (config = userSamplesDBConfig, onComplete = () => {}) => {
   openDB(config, (objectStore) => {
     let query = objectStore.getAll();
     query.onsuccess = (event) => {
diff --git a/website/src/repl/prebake.mjs b/website/src/repl/prebake.mjs
index 68f6f8a1..96a484e7 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/prebake.mjs
+++ b/website/src/repl/prebake.mjs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Pattern, noteToMidi, valueToMidi } from '@strudel.cycles/core';
 import { registerSynthSounds, registerZZFXSounds, samples } from '@strudel.cycles/webaudio';
+import { registerSamplesFromDB } from './idbutils.mjs';
 import './piano.mjs';
 import './files.mjs';
 
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ export async function prebake() {
   await Promise.all([
     registerSynthSounds(),
     registerZZFXSounds(),
+    registerSamplesFromDB(),
     //registerSoundfonts(),
     // need dynamic import here, because importing @strudel.cycles/soundfonts fails on server:
     // => getting "window is not defined", as soon as "@strudel.cycles/soundfonts" is imported statically