diff --git a/packages/app-lib/src/state/db.rs b/packages/app-lib/src/state/db.rs
index e43825c3e..7283f96bf 100644
--- a/packages/app-lib/src/state/db.rs
+++ b/packages/app-lib/src/state/db.rs
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ async fn reconcile_historical_migration_checksums(
     .await?;
 
     if let Some(stored_checksum) = stored_checksum {
-        let bundled_checksum = init_migration.checksum.as_ref();
+        let bundled_checksum: &[u8] = init_migration.checksum.as_ref();
 
-        if stored_checksum != bundled_checksum {
+        if stored_checksum.as_slice() != bundled_checksum {
             tracing::warn!(
                 "Reconciling checksum for historical Modrinth init migration {}",
                 HISTORICAL_INIT_MIGRATION_VERSION