diff --git a/lib/Database.php b/lib/Database.php
index cc2a032..393b226 100644
--- a/lib/Database.php
+++ b/lib/Database.php
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@ class Database
 			self::$handle = new SQLite3(SQLITE_DB);
 			self::$handle->enableExceptions(true);
 
+			$initialQueries = [
+				"PRAGMA journal_mode = WAL",
+				"PRAGMA synchronous = OFF",
+				"PRAGMA cache_size = 10000",
+				"PRAGMA temp_store = MEMORY"
+			];
+
+			self::$handle->exec(implode(";", $initialQueries) . ";");
+
 
 			if ($createDatabase === true) {
 				$this->createDatabase();
@@ -97,6 +106,9 @@ class Database
 
 		if ($migrationCount > 0) {
 			Logger::log("Ran " . $migrationCount . " migrations", LOGGER::DEBUG, "Database");
+
+			self::$handle->exec("PRAGMA optimize;");
+			Logger::log("Optimized database", LOGGER::DEBUG, "Database");
 		} else {
 			Logger::log("No migrations to run", LOGGER::DEBUG, "Database");
 		}