diff --git a/src/Db/Db.py b/src/Db/Db.py
index f63801b8..e2baf35f 100644
--- a/src/Db/Db.py
+++ b/src/Db/Db.py
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ class Db(object):
             self.connect()
 
         cur = DbCursor(self.conn, self)
+        cur.execute('PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL')
         if self.foreign_keys:
             cur.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON")