diff --git a/docs/content/docs/concepts/database.mdx b/docs/content/docs/concepts/database.mdx
index da5da25a0d..a0900fe6f7 100644
--- a/docs/content/docs/concepts/database.mdx
+++ b/docs/content/docs/concepts/database.mdx
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ There are two types of hooks you can define:
 import { betterAuth } from "better-auth";
 
 export const auth = betterAuth({
-   databaseHooks: [{
+   databaseHooks: {
         user: {
           create: {
               before: async (user) => {
@@ -367,6 +367,6 @@ export const auth = betterAuth({
               },
           },
       },
-   }]
+   }
 })
 ```
diff --git a/packages/better-auth/src/db/internal-adapter.ts b/packages/better-auth/src/db/internal-adapter.ts
index 21f511e607..57bf308c03 100644
--- a/packages/better-auth/src/db/internal-adapter.ts
+++ b/packages/better-auth/src/db/internal-adapter.ts
@@ -8,11 +8,15 @@ import { getWithHooks } from "./with-hooks";
 
 export const createInternalAdapter = (
 	adapter: Adapter,
-	options: BetterAuthOptions,
+	ctx: {
+		options: BetterAuthOptions;
+		hooks: Exclude<BetterAuthOptions["databaseHooks"], undefined>[];
+	},
 ) => {
+	const options = ctx.options;
 	const sessionExpiration = options.session?.expiresIn || 60 * 60 * 24 * 7; // 7 days
 	const tables = getAuthTables(options);
-	const { createWithHooks, updateWithHooks } = getWithHooks(adapter, options);
+	const { createWithHooks, updateWithHooks } = getWithHooks(adapter, ctx);
 	return {
 		createOAuthUser: async (user: User, account: Account) => {
 			try {
diff --git a/packages/better-auth/src/db/with-hooks.ts b/packages/better-auth/src/db/with-hooks.ts
index 2b3bc938e2..34999d8850 100644
--- a/packages/better-auth/src/db/with-hooks.ts
+++ b/packages/better-auth/src/db/with-hooks.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,15 @@ import type { BetterAuthOptions } from "../types";
 import { getAuthTables } from "./get-tables";
 import { generateId } from "../utils";
 
-export function getWithHooks(adapter: Adapter, options: BetterAuthOptions) {
-	const hooks = options.databaseHooks;
-	const tables = getAuthTables(options);
+export function getWithHooks(
+	adapter: Adapter,
+	ctx: {
+		options: BetterAuthOptions;
+		hooks: Exclude<BetterAuthOptions["databaseHooks"], undefined>[];
+	},
+) {
+	const hooks = ctx.hooks;
+	const tables = getAuthTables(ctx.options);
 	type Models = "user" | "account" | "session" | "verification";
 	async function createWithHooks<T extends Record<string, any>>(
 		data: T,
diff --git a/packages/better-auth/src/init.ts b/packages/better-auth/src/init.ts
index 5b8a88982d..bf655b1e0c 100644
--- a/packages/better-auth/src/init.ts
+++ b/packages/better-auth/src/init.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const init = async (opts: BetterAuthOptions) => {
 	/**
 	 * Run plugins init to get the actual options
 	 */
-	const { options, context } = runPluginInit(opts);
+	const { options, context, dbHooks } = runPluginInit(opts);
 	const plugins = options.plugins || [];
 	const internalPlugins = getInternalPlugins(options);
 	const adapter = await getAdapter(options);
@@ -96,7 +96,10 @@ export const init = async (opts: BetterAuthOptions) => {
 			},
 		},
 		adapter: adapter,
-		internalAdapter: createInternalAdapter(adapter, options),
+		internalAdapter: createInternalAdapter(adapter, {
+			options,
+			hooks: dbHooks.filter((u) => u !== undefined),
+		}),
 		createAuthCookie: createCookieGetter(options),
 		...context,
 	};
@@ -138,11 +141,15 @@ export type AuthContext = {
 function runPluginInit(options: BetterAuthOptions) {
 	const plugins = options.plugins || [];
 	let context: Partial<AuthContext> = {};
+	const dbHooks: BetterAuthOptions["databaseHooks"][] = [options.databaseHooks];
 	for (const plugin of plugins) {
 		if (plugin.init) {
 			const result = plugin.init(options);
 			if (typeof result === "object") {
 				if (result.options) {
+					if (result.options.databaseHooks) {
+						dbHooks.push(result.options.databaseHooks);
+					}
 					options = defu(options, result.options);
 				}
 				if (result.context) {
@@ -154,6 +161,7 @@ function runPluginInit(options: BetterAuthOptions) {
 	return {
 		options,
 		context,
+		dbHooks,
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/better-auth/src/types/options.ts b/packages/better-auth/src/types/options.ts
index 850bc36e73..33842d71b8 100644
--- a/packages/better-auth/src/types/options.ts
+++ b/packages/better-auth/src/types/options.ts
@@ -385,5 +385,5 @@ export interface BetterAuthOptions {
 				after?: (verification: Verification) => Promise<void>;
 			};
 		};
-	}[];
+	};
 }
diff --git a/packages/better-auth/src/types/plugins.ts b/packages/better-auth/src/types/plugins.ts
index 2e892ee615..90ae56cab5 100644
--- a/packages/better-auth/src/types/plugins.ts
+++ b/packages/better-auth/src/types/plugins.ts
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ export type BetterAuthPlugin = {
 	 * The init function is called when the plugin is initialized.
 	 * You can return a new context or modify the existing context.
 	 */
-	init?: (options: BetterAuthOptions) => DeepPartial<{
-		context: Omit<AuthContext, "options">;
-		options: BetterAuthOptions;
-	}> | void;
+	init?: (options: BetterAuthOptions) => {
+		context?: DeepPartial<Omit<AuthContext, "options">>;
+		options?: BetterAuthOptions;
+	} | void;
 	endpoints?: {
 		[key: string]: AuthEndpoint;
 	};