diff --git a/server/RdtClient.Data/DiConfig.cs b/server/RdtClient.Data/DiConfig.cs
index 1a1b29e..636004d 100644
--- a/server/RdtClient.Data/DiConfig.cs
+++ b/server/RdtClient.Data/DiConfig.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public static class DiConfig
             throw new("Invalid database path found in appSettings");
         }
 
-        var connectionString = $"Data Source={appSettings.Database.Path}";
+        var connectionString = $"Data Source={appSettings.Database.Path};Cache=Shared;Pooling=True;Command Timeout=30";
         services.AddDbContext<DataContext>(options => options.UseSqlite(connectionString));
 
         services.AddScoped<DownloadData>();
diff --git a/server/RdtClient.Service/BackgroundServices/Startup.cs b/server/RdtClient.Service/BackgroundServices/Startup.cs
index d5c359a..551f30d 100644
--- a/server/RdtClient.Service/BackgroundServices/Startup.cs
+++ b/server/RdtClient.Service/BackgroundServices/Startup.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ public class Startup(IServiceProvider serviceProvider) : IHostedService
         var dbContext = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<DataContext>();
         await dbContext.Database.MigrateAsync(cancellationToken);
 
+        // Configure SQLite for better concurrency and performance
+        await dbContext.Database.ExecuteSqlRawAsync("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL;", cancellationToken);
+        await dbContext.Database.ExecuteSqlRawAsync("PRAGMA synchronous=NORMAL;", cancellationToken);
+        await dbContext.Database.ExecuteSqlRawAsync("PRAGMA busy_timeout=5000;", cancellationToken);
+        await dbContext.Database.ExecuteSqlRawAsync("PRAGMA cache_size=-64000;", cancellationToken);
+
         var settings = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<Settings>();
         await settings.Seed();
         await settings.ResetCache();