diff --git a/roles/forgejo/tasks/main.yml b/roles/forgejo/tasks/main.yml
index 2789390..6c89616 100644
--- a/roles/forgejo/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/forgejo/tasks/main.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     - { option: APP_NAME, value: 'FRI git' }
     - { section: security, option: INSTALL_LOCK, value: true }
     - { section: cron.update_checker, option: ENABLED, value: false }
+    - { section: database, option: SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE, value: WAL }
     - { section: lfs, option: PATH, value: /var/lib/forgejo/data/lfs }
     - { section: log, option: ROOT_PATH, value: /var/lib/forgejo/log }
     - { section: server, option: PROTOCOL, value: http+unix }