diff --git a/store/db/db.go b/store/db/db.go
index d210fa2b4..df0cdc531 100644
--- a/store/db/db.go
+++ b/store/db/db.go
@@ -42,8 +42,21 @@ func (db *DB) Open(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("dsn required")
 	}
 
-	// Connect to the database without foreign_key.
-	sqliteDB, err := sql.Open("sqlite", db.profile.DSN+"?cache=private&_foreign_keys=0&_busy_timeout=10000&_journal_mode=WAL")
+	// Connect to the database with some sane settings:
+	// - No shared-cache: it's obsolete; WAL journal mode is a better solution.
+	// - No foreign key constraints: it's currently disabled by default, but it's a
+	// good practice to be explicit and prevent future surprises on SQLite upgrades.
+	// - Journal mode set to WAL: it's the recommended journal mode for most applications
+	// as it prevents locking issues.
+	//
+	// Notes:
+	// - When using the `modernc.org/sqlite` driver, each pragma must be prefixed with `_pragma=`.
+	//
+	// References:
+	// - https://pkg.go.dev/modernc.org/sqlite#Driver.Open
+	// - https://www.sqlite.org/sharedcache.html
+	// - https://www.sqlite.org/pragma.html
+	sqliteDB, err := sql.Open("sqlite", db.profile.DSN+"?_pragma=foreign_keys(0)&_pragma=busy_timeout(10000)&_pragma=journal_mode(WAL)")
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open db with dsn: %s, err: %w", db.profile.DSN, err)
 	}