diff --git a/cmd/doctor.go b/cmd/doctor.go
index 1a15dd2941..67a4ecc9c8 100644
--- a/cmd/doctor.go
+++ b/cmd/doctor.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/migrations"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/doctor"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 
@@ -128,11 +127,6 @@ func runDoctor(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	stdCtx, cancel := installSignals()
 	defer cancel()
 
-	// some doctor sub-commands need to use git command
-	if err := git.InitFull(stdCtx); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	// Silence the default loggers
 	log.DelNamedLogger("console")
 	log.DelNamedLogger(log.DEFAULT)
diff --git a/modules/doctor/doctor.go b/modules/doctor/doctor.go
index c8975a788e..5d14cef55c 100644
--- a/modules/doctor/doctor.go
+++ b/modules/doctor/doctor.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 )
@@ -49,7 +50,11 @@ func initDBDisableConsole(ctx context.Context, disableConsole bool) error {
 
 	setting.NewXORMLogService(disableConsole)
 	if err := db.InitEngine(ctx); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("models.SetEngine: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("db.InitEngine: %w", err)
+	}
+	// some doctor sub-commands need to use git command
+	if err := git.InitFull(ctx); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("git.InitFull: %w", err)
 	}
 	return nil
 }