diff --git a/include/database/db_common.hpp b/include/database/db_common.hpp
index 3701d2c4..df483874 100644
--- a/include/database/db_common.hpp
+++ b/include/database/db_common.hpp
@@ -221,7 +221,8 @@ public:
 };
 
 inline void set_journal_mode(sqlite3 &db3) {
-  sqlite3_exec(&db3, "PRAGMA journal_mode = WAL;", nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);
+  sqlite3_exec(&db3, "PRAGMA journal_mode = WAL;PRAGMA synchronous = NORMAL;",
+               nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);
 }
 
 [[nodiscard]] inline auto execute_sql(sqlite3 &db3, const std::string &sql,