diff --git a/frigate/app.py b/frigate/app.py
index fdd1d5242..845e5ce28 100644
--- a/frigate/app.py
+++ b/frigate/app.py
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ class FrigateApp:
             self.config.database.path,
             pragmas={
                 "auto_vacuum": "FULL",  # Does not defragment database
-                "cache_size": -512 * 1000,  # 512MB of cache
+                "cache_size": -512 * 1000,  # 512MB of cache,
+                'synchronous': 'NORMAL', # Safe when using WAL https://www.sqlite.org/pragma.html#pragma_synchronous
             },
             timeout=60,
         )
diff --git a/frigate/record/record.py b/frigate/record/record.py
index 3870a1b44..8ee8b798b 100644
--- a/frigate/record/record.py
+++ b/frigate/record/record.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def manage_recordings(
         pragmas={
             "auto_vacuum": "FULL", # Does not defragment database
             "cache_size": -512 * 1000, # 512MB of cache
+            'synchronous': 'NORMAL', # Safe when using WAL https://www.sqlite.org/pragma.html#pragma_synchronous
         },
         timeout=60,
     )