diff --git a/src/modules/extra/m_sqlite3.cpp b/src/modules/extra/m_sqlite3.cpp
index 19f7c6b75..ef12c9a57 100644
--- a/src/modules/extra/m_sqlite3.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/extra/m_sqlite3.cpp
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ class SQLConn : public classbase
 
 	int OpenDB()
 	{
-		return sqlite3_open(host.host.c_str(), &conn);
+		return sqlite3_open_v2(host.host.c_str(), &conn, SQLITE_OPEN_READWRITE, 0);
 	}
 
 	void CloseDB()