Keep getting database not open and iterator not open when using level in NodeEnv

[kevinkyle4]

I have a simple Express server running Level and if I stop and start express sever back up a few times while testing I get issues with Lock file. How do I prevent?

ModuleError: Database is not open
at maybeOpened (C:\Users\kevin\projectdir\node_modules\abstract-level\abstract-level.js:133:18)
at C:\Users\kevin\projectdir\node_modules\abstract-level\abstract-level.js:160:13
at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:77:11) {
code: 'LEVEL_DATABASE_NOT_OPEN',
cause: [Error: IO error: LockFile ./db/LOCK: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.