diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/SqlCipherErrorHandler.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/SqlCipherErrorHandler.kt
index 3f78442db1..deef3d0e4f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/SqlCipherErrorHandler.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/SqlCipherErrorHandler.kt
@@ -151,6 +151,11 @@ class SqlCipherErrorHandler(private val databaseName: String) : DatabaseErrorHan
 
   private fun attemptToClearFullTextSearchIndex(db: SQLiteDatabase) {
     try {
+      try {
+        db.reopenReadWrite()
+      } catch (e: Exception) {
+        Log.w(TAG, "Failed to re-open as read-write!", e)
+      }
       SignalDatabase.messageSearch.fullyResetTables(db)
     } catch (e: Throwable) {
       Log.w(TAG, "Failed to clear full text search index.", e)