diff --git a/memgpt/utils.py b/memgpt/utils.py
index e2146bc7..860a459f 100644
--- a/memgpt/utils.py
+++ b/memgpt/utils.py
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ def total_bytes(pattern):
 
 def chunk_file(file, tkns_per_chunk=300, model="gpt-4"):
     encoding = tiktoken.encoding_for_model(model)
+
+    if file.endswith(".db"):
+        return # can't read the sqlite db this way, will get handled in main.py
+
     with open(file, "r") as f:
         if file.endswith(".pdf"):
             lines = [l for l in read_pdf_in_chunks(file, tkns_per_chunk * 8)]