diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/BaseSqliteRepository.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/BaseSqliteRepository.cs
index 859a3c7464..ce0d03b2b5 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/BaseSqliteRepository.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/BaseSqliteRepository.cs
@@ -122,18 +122,17 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
         {
             WriteConnections = new ConnectionPool(WriteConnectionsCount, CreateWriteConnection);
             ReadConnections = new ConnectionPool(ReadConnectionsCount, CreateReadConnection);
-        }
 
-        protected ManagedConnection GetConnection(bool readOnly = false)
-        {
-            if (readOnly)
+            // Configuration and pragmas can affect VACUUM so it needs to be last.
+            using (var connection = GetConnection(true))
             {
-                return ReadConnections.GetConnection();
+                connection.Execute("VACUUM");
             }
-
-            return WriteConnections.GetConnection();
         }
 
+        protected ManagedConnection GetConnection(bool readOnly = false)
+            => readOnly ? ReadConnections.GetConnection() : WriteConnections.GetConnection();
+
         protected SQLiteDatabaseConnection CreateWriteConnection()
         {
             var writeConnection = SQLite3.Open(
@@ -173,52 +172,44 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
 
             writeConnection.Execute("PRAGMA temp_store=" + (int)TempStore);
 
-            // Configuration and pragmas can affect VACUUM so it needs to be last.
-            writeConnection.Execute("VACUUM");
-
             return writeConnection;
         }
 
         protected SQLiteDatabaseConnection CreateReadConnection()
         {
-            var writeConnection = SQLite3.Open(
+            var connection = SQLite3.Open(
                 DbFilePath,
                 DefaultConnectionFlags | ConnectionFlags.ReadOnly,
                 null);
 
             if (CacheSize.HasValue)
             {
-                writeConnection.Execute("PRAGMA cache_size=" + CacheSize.Value);
+                connection.Execute("PRAGMA cache_size=" + CacheSize.Value);
             }
 
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(LockingMode))
             {
-                writeConnection.Execute("PRAGMA locking_mode=" + LockingMode);
+                connection.Execute("PRAGMA locking_mode=" + LockingMode);
             }
 
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(JournalMode))
             {
-                writeConnection.Execute("PRAGMA journal_mode=" + JournalMode);
+                connection.Execute("PRAGMA journal_mode=" + JournalMode);
             }
 
             if (JournalSizeLimit.HasValue)
             {
-                writeConnection.Execute("PRAGMA journal_size_limit=" + JournalSizeLimit.Value);
+                connection.Execute("PRAGMA journal_size_limit=" + JournalSizeLimit.Value);
             }
 
             if (Synchronous.HasValue)
             {
-                writeConnection.Execute("PRAGMA synchronous=" + (int)Synchronous.Value);
+                connection.Execute("PRAGMA synchronous=" + (int)Synchronous.Value);
             }
 
-            if (PageSize.HasValue)
-            {
-                writeConnection.Execute("PRAGMA page_size=" + PageSize.Value);
-            }
+            connection.Execute("PRAGMA temp_store=" + (int)TempStore);
 
-            writeConnection.Execute("PRAGMA temp_store=" + (int)TempStore);
-
-            return writeConnection;
+            return connection;
         }
 
         public IStatement PrepareStatement(ManagedConnection connection, string sql)
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/ConnectionPool.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/ConnectionPool.cs
index 86a125ba51..091a1b74f3 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/ConnectionPool.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/ConnectionPool.cs
@@ -2,44 +2,47 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
-using System.Threading;
 using SQLitePCL.pretty;
 
 namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data;
 
 public sealed class ConnectionPool : IDisposable
 {
-    private readonly int _count;
-    private readonly SemaphoreSlim _lock;
-    private readonly ConcurrentQueue<SQLiteDatabaseConnection> _connections = new ConcurrentQueue<SQLiteDatabaseConnection>();
+    private readonly BlockingCollection<SQLiteDatabaseConnection> _connections = new();
     private bool _disposed;
 
     public ConnectionPool(int count, Func<SQLiteDatabaseConnection> factory)
     {
-        _count = count;
-        _lock = new SemaphoreSlim(count, count);
         for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
         {
-            _connections.Enqueue(factory.Invoke());
+            _connections.Add(factory.Invoke());
         }
     }
 
     public ManagedConnection GetConnection()
     {
-        _lock.Wait();
-        if (!_connections.TryDequeue(out var connection))
+        if (_disposed)
         {
-            _lock.Release();
-            throw new InvalidOperationException();
+            ThrowObjectDisposedException();
         }
 
-        return new ManagedConnection(connection, this);
+        return new ManagedConnection(_connections.Take(), this);
+
+        void ThrowObjectDisposedException()
+        {
+            throw new ObjectDisposedException(GetType().Name);
+        }
     }
 
     public void Return(SQLiteDatabaseConnection connection)
     {
-        _connections.Enqueue(connection);
-        _lock.Release();
+        if (_disposed)
+        {
+            connection.Dispose();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        _connections.Add(connection);
     }
 
     public void Dispose()
@@ -49,20 +52,11 @@ public sealed class ConnectionPool : IDisposable
             return;
         }
 
-        for (int i = 0; i < _count; i++)
+        foreach (var connection in _connections)
         {
-            _lock.Wait();
-            if (!_connections.TryDequeue(out var connection))
-            {
-                _lock.Release();
-                throw new InvalidOperationException();
-            }
-
             connection.Dispose();
         }
 
-        _lock.Dispose();
-
         _disposed = true;
     }
 }