diff --git a/src/grung/db.py b/src/grung/db.py
index 62f8227..aec89ec 100644
--- a/src/grung/db.py
+++ b/src/grung/db.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class GrungDB(TinyDB):
 
     def __init__(self, path: Path, *args, **kwargs):
         self.path = path
-        if kwargs["storage"] != MemoryStorage:
+        if kwargs.get("storage") != MemoryStorage:
             args = (path,) + args
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.create_table(Record)