diff --git a/server/src/config/database.js b/server/src/config/database.js
index da8abd1c..d7122d1c 100644
--- a/server/src/config/database.js
+++ b/server/src/config/database.js
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ function initializeDatabase() {
     });
 
     db.pragma("foreign_keys = ON");
-    db.pragma("journal_mode = WAL");
+    db.pragma("journal_mode = DELETE");
 
     backupDatabase(dbPath);