diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/DbFactory.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/DbFactory.cs
index 70259c96a..50af669b1 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/DbFactory.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/DbFactory.cs
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ private string GetConnectionString(string dbPath)
             connectionBuilder.DataSource = dbPath;
             connectionBuilder.CacheSize = (int)-10.Megabytes();
             connectionBuilder.DateTimeKind = DateTimeKind.Utc;
+            connectionBuilder.JournalMode = SQLiteJournalModeEnum.Wal;
+            connectionBuilder.Pooling = true;
 
             return connectionBuilder.ConnectionString;
         }