diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index ca98772..c19c2f3 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ SCRIPT_DEBUG=true
 GRAPHQL_DEBUG=true
 WP_DEBUG=true
 WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY=false
+SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE=WAL
 
 # https://roots.io/salts.html
 AUTH_KEY=
diff --git a/bootstrap.php b/bootstrap.php
index e253ac1..b300e1c 100644
--- a/bootstrap.php
+++ b/bootstrap.php
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 define('LOGGED_IN_SALT', $_ENV['LOGGED_IN_SALT']);
 define('NONCE_SALT', $_ENV['NONCE_SALT']);
 
+// Database
+define('SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE', $_ENV['SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE'] ?? 'WAL');
+
 // Development
 define('SAVEQUERIES', $_ENV['APP_ENV'] !== 'production');
 define('WP_DEBUG', true);
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index fe12a39..7aea1b2 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -50,11 +50,9 @@
 	        "@php composer run install:clear",
             "@php composer run install:env",
             "@php composer run install:db",
-            "@php composer run install:db-update",
             "@php composer run install:core",
             "@php composer run install:theme"
         ],
-        "install:db-update": "@php -r \"system('sqlite3 ./public/content/database/.ht.sqlite \"PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL;\"');\"",
         "install:clear": "@php -r \"is_dir('public/wp/wp-content') && system('rm -fr public/wp/wp-content');\"",
         "install:core": "./vendor/bin/wp core install --admin_user=admin --admin_password=password --admin_email=admin@example.com --skip-email --url=http://litepress.test --title=WordPress",
         "install:db": "@php -r \"file_exists('public/content/db.php') || copy('public/content/plugins/sqlite-database-integration/db.copy','public/content/db.php');\"",