diff --git a/lib/database/open b/lib/database/open
index 3abf236..9d9fdc3 100644
--- a/lib/database/open
+++ b/lib/database/open
@@ -18,5 +18,8 @@ openDatabase() {
 	echo 'PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON;' >&3
 	echo 'PRAGMA recursive_triggers = ON;' >&3
 	echo 'PRAGMA temp_store = 2;' >&3
+	echo 'PRAGMA locking_mode = EXCLUSIVE;' >&3
+	read -u4
+	unset REPLY
 	checkDatabaseVersion
 }