diff --git a/core/dbs/NetworkDb.ts b/core/dbs/NetworkDb.ts
index 2f86e81ba..0466de6d5 100644
--- a/core/dbs/NetworkDb.ts
+++ b/core/dbs/NetworkDb.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ export default class NetworkDb {
   constructor() {
     NetworkDb.createDir();
     this.db = new Database(NetworkDb.databasePath);
+    this.db.unsafeMode(false)
+    this.db.pragma('journal_mode = WAL');
     this.certificates = new CertificatesTable(this.db);
     this.saveInterval = setInterval(this.flush.bind(this), 5e3).unref();
 
diff --git a/core/dbs/SessionDb.ts b/core/dbs/SessionDb.ts
index 1d9ec5e37..958c00cf4 100644
--- a/core/dbs/SessionDb.ts
+++ b/core/dbs/SessionDb.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ export default class SessionDb {
     const { readonly = false, fileMustExist = false } = dbOptions;
     this.sessionId = sessionId;
     this.db = new Database(`${SessionDb.databaseDir}/${sessionId}.db`, { readonly, fileMustExist });
+    this.db.unsafeMode(false);
+    this.db.pragma('journal_mode = WAL');
     if (!readonly) {
       this.saveInterval = setInterval(this.flush.bind(this), 5e3).unref();
     }
diff --git a/core/dbs/SessionsDb.ts b/core/dbs/SessionsDb.ts
index 4afe50682..dea168af2 100644
--- a/core/dbs/SessionsDb.ts
+++ b/core/dbs/SessionsDb.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ export default class SessionsDb {
     SessionsDb.createDir();
     const { readonly = false, fileMustExist = false } = dbOptions;
     this.db = new Database(SessionsDb.databasePath, { readonly, fileMustExist });
+    this.db.unsafeMode(false);
+    this.db.pragma('journal_mode = WAL');
     this.readonly = readonly;
     this.sessions = new SessionsTable(this.db);
   }