diff --git a/sbysrc/sby_status.py b/sbysrc/sby_status.py
index e4722c3..3d5c295 100644
--- a/sbysrc/sby_status.py
+++ b/sbysrc/sby_status.py
@@ -68,8 +68,10 @@ class SbyStatusDb:
 
         self.db = sqlite3.connect(path, isolation_level=None, timeout=timeout)
         self.db.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
-        self.db.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL")
-        self.db.execute("PRAGMA synchronous=0")
+        cur = self.db.cursor()
+        cur.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL")
+        cur.execute("PRAGMA synchronous=0")
+        self.db.commit()
 
         if setup:
             self._setup()