diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5f49542a..7f781899 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@azure/core-auth": {
-      "version": "1.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@azure/core-auth/-/core-auth-1.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-KUl+Nwn/Sm6Lw5d3U90m1jZfNSL087SPcqHLxwn2T6PupNKmcgsEbDjHB25gDvHO4h7pBsTlrdJAY7dz+Qk8GA==",
+      "version": "1.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@azure/core-auth/-/core-auth-1.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-kSDSZBL6c0CYdhb+7KuutnKGf2geeT+bCJAgccB0DD7wmNJSsQPcF7TcuoZX83B7VK4tLz/u+8sOO/CnCsYp8A==",
       "requires": {
         "@azure/abort-controller": "^1.0.0",
         "tslib": "^2.0.0"
@@ -15818,9 +15818,9 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-DcC+inWZvN6fiTyxv+9uhFoTRC9C8LTeApVl1N7JJTTCzto6yhuaI423DzPPqDk10z4naL2mF9g/eNhUfxuMpA=="
     },
     "sqlectron-db-core": {
-      "version": "0.8.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sqlectron-db-core/-/sqlectron-db-core-0.8.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-hLEe7YmEfWOgZvKBQyhkEgkdLStA3ZNG6CkXhPDv7rYeklnurUUDXnLGubvHS3RWdONIPsUdiHEQroOzNWO/zg==",
+      "version": "0.9.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sqlectron-db-core/-/sqlectron-db-core-0.9.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+j0roHtU1DuBrw/Yev3truM+E397nlKIw5Rb7d/zPTjqt/tMcb5yV5ddfp4QqvVw62Gv5UqzP+mtGbaJ08f2fg==",
       "requires": {
         "cassandra-driver": "^3.1.1",
         "debug": "^4.3.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 13be39da..e46f7f0b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     "lodash.defaultsdeep": "^4.6.0",
     "lodash.omit": "^4.5.0",
     "mkdirp": "^1.0.4",
-    "sqlectron-db-core": "^0.8.1",
+    "sqlectron-db-core": "^0.9.0",
     "uuid": "^8.3.2",
     "valida2": "^2.6.1"
   },
diff --git a/scripts/link-sqlectron-db-core.sh b/scripts/link-sqlectron-db-core.sh
index 1632e71b..4a227724 100755
--- a/scripts/link-sqlectron-db-core.sh
+++ b/scripts/link-sqlectron-db-core.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,3 @@ set -e
 
 rm -rf node_modules/sqlectron-db-core
 npm link ../sqlectron-db-core
-npm run postinstall # rebuild native deps
diff --git a/src/browser/core/db.ts b/src/browser/core/db.ts
index 38befa12..81a87a4e 100644
--- a/src/browser/core/db.ts
+++ b/src/browser/core/db.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 import { WebContents, BrowserWindow, IpcMainInvokeEvent, IpcMainEvent } from 'electron';
 
 import * as db from 'sqlectron-db-core';
-import { ADAPTERS } from 'sqlectron-db-core';
-import { Database, setSelectLimit } from 'sqlectron-db-core/database';
-import type { Adapter } from 'sqlectron-db-core/adapters';
-import type { QueryRowResult } from 'sqlectron-db-core/adapters/abstract_adapter';
-import type { DatabaseFilter, SchemaFilter } from 'sqlectron-db-core/filters';
-import { Server as DBServer, LegacyServerConfig } from 'sqlectron-db-core/server';
+import { ADAPTERS, setSelectLimit } from 'sqlectron-db-core';
+import type {
+  Database,
+  Adapter,
+  QueryRowResult,
+  DatabaseFilter,
+  SchemaFilter,
+  Server as DBServer,
+  LegacyServerConfig,
+} from 'sqlectron-db-core';
 import omit from 'lodash.omit';
 import { Server } from '../../common/types/server';
 import { SqlectronDB } from '../../common/types/api';
diff --git a/src/browser/core/index.ts b/src/browser/core/index.ts
index 9987d414..03012d08 100644
--- a/src/browser/core/index.ts
+++ b/src/browser/core/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { setLogger } from 'sqlectron-db-core/logger';
+import { setLogger } from 'sqlectron-db-core';
 import { getConn } from './db';
 import * as config from './config';
 import * as servers from './servers';
diff --git a/src/browser/core/limit.ts b/src/browser/core/limit.ts
index 61e891bc..f04d7e3f 100644
--- a/src/browser/core/limit.ts
+++ b/src/browser/core/limit.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {
   setSelectLimit as internalSet,
   clearSelectLimit as internalClear,
-} from 'sqlectron-db-core/database';
+} from 'sqlectron-db-core';
 import * as config from './config';
 
 export async function setSelectLimit(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/browser/core/utils.ts b/src/browser/core/utils.ts
index d31ac550..25b30f6f 100644
--- a/src/browser/core/utils.ts
+++ b/src/browser/core/utils.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@ import path from 'path';
 import mkdirp from 'mkdirp';
 import envPaths from 'env-paths';
 
-import { readFile, resolveHomePathToAbsolute } from 'sqlectron-db-core/utils';
-
-export { resolveHomePathToAbsolute } from 'sqlectron-db-core/utils';
-
 let configPath = '';
 
 export function getConfigPath(): string {
@@ -65,7 +61,18 @@ export function writeJSONFileSync<T>(filename: string, data: T): void {
 }
 
 export function readJSONFile<T>(filename: string): Promise<T> {
-  return readFile(filename).then((data) => JSON.parse(data));
+  const filePath = resolveHomePathToAbsolute(filename);
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    fs.readFile(path.resolve(filePath), { encoding: 'utf-8' }, (err, data) => {
+      if (err) return reject(err);
+      try {
+        const parsed = JSON.parse(data);
+        resolve(parsed);
+      } catch (err) {
+        reject(err);
+      }
+    });
+  });
 }
 
 export function readJSONFileSync<T>(filename: string): T {
@@ -81,3 +88,11 @@ export function createParentDirectory(filename: string): void {
 export function createParentDirectorySync(filename: string): void {
   mkdirp.sync(path.dirname(filename));
 }
+
+export function resolveHomePathToAbsolute(filename: string): string {
+  if (!/^~\//.test(filename)) {
+    return filename;
+  }
+
+  return path.join(homedir(), filename.substring(2));
+}
diff --git a/src/common/types/api.ts b/src/common/types/api.ts
index ad45daac..101f2fe7 100644
--- a/src/common/types/api.ts
+++ b/src/common/types/api.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import type { IpcMainInvokeEvent, IpcMainEvent } from 'electron';
 import type { Config } from './config';
 import type { Server } from './server';
-import type { Adapter } from 'sqlectron-db-core/adapters';
-import type { QueryRowResult } from 'sqlectron-db-core/adapters/abstract_adapter';
-import type { SchemaFilter, DatabaseFilter } from 'sqlectron-db-core/filters';
+import type { Adapter, QueryRowResult, SchemaFilter, DatabaseFilter } from 'sqlectron-db-core';
 
 export interface MenuOptions {
   menuItems: Array<MenuItem>;
diff --git a/src/common/types/database.ts b/src/common/types/database.ts
index ebd69d6d..afd54a89 100644
--- a/src/common/types/database.ts
+++ b/src/common/types/database.ts
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-export type { Database } from 'sqlectron-db-core/database';
-export type { SchemaFilter, DatabaseFilter } from 'sqlectron-db-core/filters';
+export type { Database, SchemaFilter, DatabaseFilter } from 'sqlectron-db-core';