diff --git a/Sources/SQLiteData/CloudKit/Internal/Metadatabase.swift b/Sources/SQLiteData/CloudKit/Internal/Metadatabase.swift
index 2df3bb08..8983cdcd 100644
--- a/Sources/SQLiteData/CloudKit/Internal/Metadatabase.swift
+++ b/Sources/SQLiteData/CloudKit/Internal/Metadatabase.swift
@@ -43,10 +43,11 @@
           configuration: configuration
         )
       }
+    try migrate(metadatabase: metadatabase)
     return metadatabase
   }
 
-  func metadatabaseMigrator() -> DatabaseMigrator {
+  func migrate(metadatabase: some DatabaseWriter) throws {
     var migrator = DatabaseMigrator()
     migrator.registerMigration("Create Metadata Tables") { db in
       try #sql(
@@ -124,6 +125,18 @@
       )
       .execute(db)
     }
-    return migrator
+    #if DEBUG
+      try metadatabase.read { db in
+        let hasSchemaChanges = try migrator.hasSchemaChanges(db)
+        assert(
+          !hasSchemaChanges,
+          """
+          A previously run migration has been removed or edited.
+          Metadatabase migrations must not be modified after release.
+          """
+        )
+      }
+    #endif
+    try migrator.migrate(metadatabase)
   }
 #endif
diff --git a/Sources/SQLiteData/CloudKit/SyncEngine.swift b/Sources/SQLiteData/CloudKit/SyncEngine.swift
index 7893e616..7f25195b 100644
--- a/Sources/SQLiteData/CloudKit/SyncEngine.swift
+++ b/Sources/SQLiteData/CloudKit/SyncEngine.swift
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
   #endif
 
   /// An object that manages the synchronization of local and remote SQLite data.
+  ///
+  /// See <doc:CloudKit> for more information.
   @available(iOS 17, macOS 14, tvOS 17, watchOS 10, *)
   public final class SyncEngine: Observable, Sendable {
     package let userDatabase: UserDatabase
@@ -285,69 +287,57 @@
     }
 
     nonisolated package func setUpSyncEngine() throws {
-      let migrator = metadatabaseMigrator()
-      #if DEBUG
-        try metadatabase.read { db in
-          let hasSchemaChanges = try migrator.hasSchemaChanges(db)
-          assert(
-            !hasSchemaChanges,
-            """
-            A previously run migration has been removed or edited.
+      try userDatabase.write { db in
+        try setUpSyncEngine(writableDB: db)
+      }
+    }
 
-            Metadatabase migrations must not be modified after release.
-            """
+    nonisolated package func setUpSyncEngine(writableDB db: Database) throws {
+      let attachedMetadatabasePath: String? =
+        try PragmaDatabaseList
+        .where { $0.name.eq(String.sqliteDataCloudKitSchemaName) }
+        .select(\.file)
+        .fetchOne(db)
+      if let attachedMetadatabasePath {
+        let attachedMetadatabaseName = URL(filePath: metadatabase.path).lastPathComponent
+        let metadatabaseName = URL(filePath: attachedMetadatabasePath).lastPathComponent
+        if attachedMetadatabaseName != metadatabaseName {
+          throw SchemaError(
+            reason: .metadatabaseMismatch(
+              attachedPath: attachedMetadatabasePath,
+              syncEngineConfiguredPath: metadatabase.path
+            ),
+            debugDescription: """
+              Metadatabase attached in 'prepareDatabase' does not match metadatabase prepared in \
+              'SyncEngine.init'. Are different CloudKit container identifiers being provided?
+              """
           )
         }
-      #endif
-      try migrator.migrate(metadatabase)
 
-      try userDatabase.write { db in
-        let attachedMetadatabasePath: String? =
-          try PragmaDatabaseList
-          .where { $0.name.eq(String.sqliteDataCloudKitSchemaName) }
-          .select(\.file)
-          .fetchOne(db)
-        if let attachedMetadatabasePath {
-          let attachedMetadatabaseName = URL(filePath: metadatabase.path).lastPathComponent
-          let metadatabaseName = URL(filePath: attachedMetadatabasePath).lastPathComponent
-          if attachedMetadatabaseName != metadatabaseName {
-            throw SchemaError(
-              reason: .metadatabaseMismatch(
-                attachedPath: attachedMetadatabasePath,
-                syncEngineConfiguredPath: metadatabase.path
-              ),
-              debugDescription: """
-                Metadatabase attached in 'prepareDatabase' does not match metadatabase prepared in \
-                'SyncEngine.init'. Are different CloudKit container identifiers being provided?
-                """
-            )
-          }
+      } else {
+        try #sql(
+          """
+          ATTACH DATABASE \(bind: metadatabase.path) AS \(quote: .sqliteDataCloudKitSchemaName)
+          """
+        )
+        .execute(db)
+      }
+      db.add(function: $datetime)
+      db.add(function: $syncEngineIsSynchronizingChanges)
+      db.add(function: $didUpdate)
+      db.add(function: $didDelete)
+      db.add(function: $hasPermission)
 
-        } else {
-          try #sql(
-            """
-            ATTACH DATABASE \(bind: metadatabase.path) AS \(quote: .sqliteDataCloudKitSchemaName)
-            """
-          )
-          .execute(db)
-        }
-        db.add(function: $datetime)
-        db.add(function: $syncEngineIsSynchronizingChanges)
-        db.add(function: $didUpdate)
-        db.add(function: $didDelete)
-        db.add(function: $hasPermission)
-
-        for trigger in SyncMetadata.callbackTriggers(for: self) {
-          try trigger.execute(db)
-        }
+      for trigger in SyncMetadata.callbackTriggers(for: self) {
+        try trigger.execute(db)
+      }
 
-        for table in tables {
-          try table.createTriggers(
-            foreignKeysByTableName: foreignKeysByTableName,
-            tablesByName: tablesByName,
-            db: db
-          )
-        }
+      for table in tables {
+        try table.createTriggers(
+          foreignKeysByTableName: foreignKeysByTableName,
+          tablesByName: tablesByName,
+          db: db
+        )
       }
     }
 
@@ -570,12 +560,14 @@
         db.remove(function: $datetime)
       }
       try metadatabase.erase()
+      try migrate(metadatabase: metadatabase)
     }
 
-    func deleteLocalData() throws {
+    func deleteLocalData() async throws {
+      try stop()
       try tearDownSyncEngine()
-      withErrorReporting(.sqliteDataCloudKitFailure) {
-        try userDatabase.write { db in
+      await withErrorReporting(.sqliteDataCloudKitFailure) {
+        try await userDatabase.write { db in
           for table in tables {
             func open<T: PrimaryKeyedTable>(_: T.Type) {
               withErrorReporting(.sqliteDataCloudKitFailure) {
@@ -584,9 +576,10 @@
             }
             open(table)
           }
+          try setUpSyncEngine(writableDB: db)
         }
       }
-      try setUpSyncEngine()
+      try await start()
     }
 
     @DatabaseFunction(
@@ -1045,8 +1038,8 @@
       case .signIn:
         syncEngine.state.add(pendingDatabaseChanges: [.saveZone(defaultZone)])
       case .signOut, .switchAccounts:
-        withErrorReporting(.sqliteDataCloudKitFailure) {
-          try deleteLocalData()
+        await withErrorReporting(.sqliteDataCloudKitFailure) {
+          try await deleteLocalData()
         }
       @unknown default:
         break
@@ -1526,9 +1519,9 @@
               guard let row
               else {
                 reportIssue(
-                """
-                Local database record could not be found for '\(serverRecord.recordID.recordName)'.
-                """
+                  """
+                  Local database record could not be found for '\(serverRecord.recordID.recordName)'.
+                  """
                 )
                 return columnNames
               }
@@ -1537,8 +1530,8 @@
                 row: T(queryOutput: row),
                 columnNames: &columnNames,
                 parentForeignKey: foreignKeysByTableName[T.tableName]?.count == 1
-                ? foreignKeysByTableName[T.tableName]?.first
-                : nil
+                  ? foreignKeysByTableName[T.tableName]?.first
+                  : nil
               )
               return columnNames
             }
diff --git a/Tests/SQLiteDataTests/CloudKitTests/RecordTypeTests.swift b/Tests/SQLiteDataTests/CloudKitTests/RecordTypeTests.swift
index af2e86ca..fd1a0a10 100644
--- a/Tests/SQLiteDataTests/CloudKitTests/RecordTypeTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/SQLiteDataTests/CloudKitTests/RecordTypeTests.swift
@@ -384,10 +384,22 @@
       }
 
       @available(iOS 17, macOS 14, tvOS 17, watchOS 10, *)
-      @Test func tearDown() async throws {
+      @Test func tearDownErasesMetadata() async throws {
+        try await userDatabase.userWrite { db in
+          try db.seed { RemindersList(id: 1, title: "Personal") }
+        }
+        try await syncEngine.processPendingRecordZoneChanges(scope: .private)
+        try await syncEngine.metadatabase.read { db in
+          try #expect(SyncMetadata.all.fetchCount(db) > 0)
+          try #expect(RecordType.all.fetchCount(db) > 0)
+          try #expect(StateSerialization.all.fetchCount(db) == 0)
+        }
+        
         try syncEngine.tearDownSyncEngine()
         try await syncEngine.metadatabase.read { db in
-          try #expect(SQLiteSchema.all.fetchCount(db) == 0)
+          try #expect(SyncMetadata.all.fetchCount(db) == 0)
+          try #expect(RecordType.all.fetchCount(db) == 0)
+          try #expect(StateSerialization.all.fetchCount(db) == 0)
         }
         try syncEngine.setUpSyncEngine()
       }