diff --git a/lbrynet/core/BlobManager.py b/lbrynet/core/BlobManager.py
index b5407604c..cb7d738f9 100644
--- a/lbrynet/core/BlobManager.py
+++ b/lbrynet/core/BlobManager.py
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ class DiskBlobManager(DHTHashSupplier):
         # threads.
 
         def create_tables(transaction):
+            transaction.execute('PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL')
             transaction.execute("create table if not exists blobs (" +
                                 "    blob_hash text primary key, " +
                                 "    blob_length integer, " +