diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/BaseSqliteRepository.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/BaseSqliteRepository.cs
index a5bb47afbe..5184a10b1c 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/BaseSqliteRepository.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/BaseSqliteRepository.cs
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
protected virtual int? CacheSize => null;
///
- /// Gets the journal mode.
+ /// Gets the journal mode. https://www.sqlite.org/pragma.html#pragma_journal_mode
///
/// The journal mode.
- protected virtual string JournalMode => "WAL";
+ protected virtual string JournalMode => "TRUNCATE";
///
/// Gets the page size.