diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/SqlCipherDatabaseHook.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/SqlCipherDatabaseHook.java
index e0f8723ead..a60319e845 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/SqlCipherDatabaseHook.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/SqlCipherDatabaseHook.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public class SqlCipherDatabaseHook implements SQLiteDatabaseHook {
     db.rawExecSQL("PRAGMA cipher_memory_security = OFF;");
     db.rawExecSQL("PRAGMA kdf_iter = '1';");
     db.rawExecSQL("PRAGMA cipher_page_size = 4096;");
+    db.enableWriteAheadLogging();
     db.setForeignKeyConstraintsEnabled(true);
   }
 }