diff --git a/src/core/database.c b/src/core/database.c
index 7ad9dae..edebd7c 100644
--- a/src/core/database.c
+++ b/src/core/database.c
@@ -955,6 +955,7 @@ void DATABASE_Dump(void)
 int OpenUspDatabase(char *db_file)
 {
     int err;
+    char *err_msg = 0;
 
     // Exit if unable to open the database
     err = sqlite3_open(db_file, &db_handle);
@@ -965,6 +966,15 @@ int OpenUspDatabase(char *db_file)
         return USP_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR;
     }
 
+    // Execute the PRAGMA statement
+    const char *sql = "PRAGMA journal_mode = MEMORY;";
+    err = sqlite3_exec(db_handle, sql, 0, 0, &err_msg);
+    if (err != SQLITE_OK) {
+        USP_LOG_Error("%s: Failed to set journal_mode: %s", __func__, err_msg);
+        sqlite3_free(err_msg);
+        return USP_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR;
+    }
+
     // Exit if unable to create the data model parameter table (if it does not already exist)
     #define CREATE_TABLE_STR "create table if not exists data_model (hash integer, instances text, value text, primary key (hash, instances));"
     err = sqlite3_exec(db_handle, CREATE_TABLE_STR, NULL, NULL, NULL);