diff --git a/crates/store_sqlite/src/lib.rs b/crates/store_sqlite/src/lib.rs
index 2e79d22..a53c314 100644
--- a/crates/store_sqlite/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/store_sqlite/src/lib.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ impl SqliteStore {
 pub async fn create_db_pool(db_url: &str, migrate: bool) -> Result<Pool<Sqlite>, sqlx::Error> {
     let db = SqlitePool::connect_with(
         SqliteConnectOptions::new()
+            .journal_mode(sqlx::sqlite::SqliteJournalMode::Wal)
+            .synchronous(sqlx::sqlite::SqliteSynchronous::Normal)
             .filename(db_url)
             .create_if_missing(true),
     )