diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index adf7167f2..c463581c9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ ENV FLY="true"
 ENV LITEFS_DIR="/litefs"
 
 ENV DATABASE_FILENAME="sqlite.db"
-ENV DATABASE_URL="file:$LITEFS_DIR/$DATABASE_FILENAME"
+ENV DATABASE_PATH="/$LITEFS_DIR/$DATABASE_FILENAME"
+ENV DATABASE_URL="file:$DATABASE_PATH"
 ENV INTERNAL_PORT="8080"
 ENV PORT="8081"
 ENV NODE_ENV="production"
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ ENV NODE_ENV="production"
 ENV CACHE_DATABASE_FILENAME="cache.db"
 ENV CACHE_DATABASE_PATH="/$LITEFS_DIR/$CACHE_DATABASE_FILENAME"
 # Make SQLite CLI accessible
-RUN echo "#!/bin/sh\nset -x\nsqlite3 \$DATABASE_URL" > /usr/local/bin/database-cli && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/database-cli
+RUN echo "#!/bin/sh\nset -x\nsqlite3 \$DATABASE_PATH" > /usr/local/bin/database-cli && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/database-cli
 RUN echo "#!/bin/sh\nset -x\nsqlite3 \$CACHE_DATABASE_PATH" > /usr/local/bin/cache-database-cli && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/cache-database-cli
 
 RUN mkdir /app/
diff --git a/other/litefs.yml b/other/litefs.yml
index 390a1d666..143cde4a9 100644
--- a/other/litefs.yml
+++ b/other/litefs.yml
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ lease:
 exec:
   - cmd: node ./other/setup-swap.js
 
+  - cmd: sqlite3 $DATABASE_PATH "PRAGMA journal_mode = WAL;"
+    if-candidate: true
+
+  - cmd: sqlite3 $CACHE_DATABASE_PATH "PRAGMA journal_mode = WAL;"
+    if-candidate: true
+
   - cmd: npx prisma migrate deploy
     if-candidate: true