diff --git a/api/server.py b/api/server.py
index 11b150b..18047be 100644
--- a/api/server.py
+++ b/api/server.py
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ def db() -> sqlite3.Connection:
     conn = sqlite3.connect(DB_PATH, timeout=30)
     conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
     conn.execute("PRAGMA busy_timeout=30000")
+    conn.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL")
     if _schema_path == DB_PATH:
         return conn
     _schema_lock.acquire()