diff --git a/rslib/src/media/database.rs b/rslib/src/media/database.rs
index e4fef9027..1ce500567 100644
--- a/rslib/src/media/database.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/media/database.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pub(super) fn open_or_create<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<Connection> {
 
     db.pragma_update(None, "page_size", &4096)?;
     db.pragma_update(None, "legacy_file_format", &false)?;
-    db.pragma_update(None, "journal", &"wal")?;
+    db.pragma_update_and_check(None, "journal_mode", &"wal", |_| Ok(()))?;
 
     initial_db_setup(&mut db)?;