diff --git a/src/tt/db.py b/src/tt/db.py
index 50a7d7e..f148b68 100644
--- a/src/tt/db.py
+++ b/src/tt/db.py
@@ -10,7 +10,14 @@ from peewee import (
     TextField,
 )
 
-db = SqliteDatabase("tasks.db")
+db = SqliteDatabase(
+    "tasks.db",
+    pragmas={
+        "journal_mode": "wal",
+        "synchronous": "normal",
+        "foreign_keys": 1,
+    },
+)
 
 
 class TaskStatus(Enum):