diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 35a8d52..e36266e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "blender-mcp"
-version = "1.2"
+version = "1.2.2"
 description = "Blender integration through the Model Context Protocol"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/src/blender_mcp/server.py b/src/blender_mcp/server.py
index cac5014..52b85c1 100644
--- a/src/blender_mcp/server.py
+++ b/src/blender_mcp/server.py
@@ -163,21 +163,10 @@ class BlenderConnection:
 @asynccontextmanager
 async def server_lifespan(server: FastMCP) -> AsyncIterator[Dict[str, Any]]:
     """Manage server startup and shutdown lifecycle"""
-    # We don't need to create a connection here since we're using the global connection
-    # for resources and tools
-    
     try:
         # Just log that we're starting up
         logger.info("BlenderMCP server starting up")
-        
-        # Try to connect to Blender on startup to verify it's available
-        try:
-            # This will initialize the global connection if needed
-            blender = get_blender_connection()
-            logger.info("Successfully connected to Blender on startup")
-        except Exception as e:
-            logger.warning(f"Could not connect to Blender on startup: {str(e)}")
-            logger.warning("Make sure the Blender addon is running before using Blender resources or tools")
+        logger.info("Server will connect to Blender when tools are used")
         
         # Return an empty context - we're using the global connection
         yield {}