diff --git a/cpp/DBHostObject.cpp b/cpp/DBHostObject.cpp
index 12ad2b8..ab33c7d 100644
--- a/cpp/DBHostObject.cpp
+++ b/cpp/DBHostObject.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ DBHostObject::DBHostObject(jsi::Runtime &rt, std::string &base_path,
   _thread_pool = std::make_shared<ThreadPool>();
 
 #ifdef OP_SQLITE_USE_SQLCIPHER
-  BridgeResult result = opsqlite_open(db_name, path, crsqlite_path,
+  db = opsqlite_open(db_name, path, crsqlite_path,
                                       sqlite_vec_path, encryption_key);
 #elif OP_SQLITE_USE_LIBSQL
   db = opsqlite_libsql_open(db_name, path, crsqlite_path);
diff --git a/cpp/bridge.cpp b/cpp/bridge.cpp
index c6f265d..a34b3fd 100644
--- a/cpp/bridge.cpp
+++ b/cpp/bridge.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ std::string opsqlite_get_db_path(std::string const &db_name,
 }
 
 #ifdef OP_SQLITE_USE_SQLCIPHER
-BridgeResult opsqlite_open(std::string const &name, std::string const &path,
+sqlite3 *opsqlite_open(std::string const &name, std::string const &path,
                            std::string const &crsqlite_path,
                            std::string const &sqlite_vec_path,
                            std::string const &encryption_key) {
diff --git a/cpp/bridge.h b/cpp/bridge.h
index f5ec490..10414e5 100644
--- a/cpp/bridge.h
+++ b/cpp/bridge.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ std::string opsqlite_get_db_path(std::string const &db_name,
                                  std::string const &location);
 
 #ifdef OP_SQLITE_USE_SQLCIPHER
-BridgeResult opsqlite_open(std::string const &dbName, std::string const &path,
+sqlite3 *opsqlite_open(std::string const &dbName, std::string const &path,
                            std::string const &crsqlite_path,
                            std::string const &sqlite_vec_path,
                            std::string const &encryption_key);