diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 235f5e7..8e04a62 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ bin/*
 !bin/.gitkeep
 *_templ.go
 *.db
+*.db-wal
+*.db-shm
diff --git a/migration.sql b/migration.sql
index 2e53767..433b787 100644
--- a/migration.sql
+++ b/migration.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+pragma journal_mode = wal;
+
 CREATE TABLE mails (
     id integer not null primary key,
     arrived_at integer not null,