diff --git a/luascripts/db/sqlite3.lua b/luascripts/db/sqlite3.lua
index 7a03a9f..2048c09 100644
--- a/luascripts/db/sqlite3.lua
+++ b/luascripts/db/sqlite3.lua
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ function sqlite3.start()
 
     -- enable foreign key enforcement
     cur = assert(con:execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys=1"))
+    cur = assert(con:execute("PRAGMA synchronous=0"))
 end
 
 function sqlite3.close(doSave)