diff --git a/keystore2/src/database.rs b/keystore2/src/database.rs
index 4ab4258..b6c459a 100644
--- a/keystore2/src/database.rs
+++ b/keystore2/src/database.rs
@@ -987,6 +987,12 @@
                     return Err(e);
                 }
             }
+            let result: String = conn
+                .pragma_update_and_check(None, "journal_mode", &"WAL", |row| row.get(0))
+                .expect("Attempting to set journal mode failed.");
+            if result != "wal" {
+                error!("Failed to put DB in WAL mode.  This will make keystore slow.");
+            }
             break;
         }
 
diff --git a/keystore2/vpnprofilestore/lib.rs b/keystore2/vpnprofilestore/lib.rs
index 8b3bc2b..5883ee1 100644
--- a/keystore2/vpnprofilestore/lib.rs
+++ b/keystore2/vpnprofilestore/lib.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 };
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use keystore2::{async_task::AsyncTask, legacy_blob::LegacyBlobLoader, utils::watchdog as wd};
+use log::error;
 use rusqlite::{
     params, Connection, OptionalExtension, Transaction, TransactionBehavior, NO_PARAMS,
 };
@@ -46,6 +47,15 @@
         db.conn.busy_handler(None).context("Failed to set busy handler.")?;
 
         db.init_tables().context("Trying to initialize vpnstore db.")?;
+
+        let result: String = db
+            .conn
+            .pragma_update_and_check(None, "journal_mode", &"WAL", |row| row.get(0))
+            .expect("Attempting to set journal mode failed.");
+        if result != "wal" {
+            error!("Failed to put DB in WAL mode.  This will make keystore slow.");
+        }
+
         Ok(db)
     }