# Which Problems Are Solved
If configuration `notifications.LegacyEnabled` is set to false when
using cockroachdb as a database Zitadel start does not work and prints
the following error: `level=fatal msg="unable to start zitadel"
caller="github.com/zitadel/zitadel/cmd/start/start_from_init.go:44"
error="can't scan into dest[0]: cannot scan NULL into *string"`
# How the Problems Are Solved
The combination of the setting and cockraochdb are checked and a better
error is provided to the user.
# Additional Context
- introduced with https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/pull/9321
92f0cf018f