diff --git a/dist/lib/sqlite/index.js b/dist/lib/sqlite/index.js
index 4287770..8f48803 100644
--- a/dist/lib/sqlite/index.js
+++ b/dist/lib/sqlite/index.js
@@ -14,4 +14,7 @@ const DbClient = new Database(db_file_path, {
     create: true,
 });
 sqliteVec.load(DbClient);
+if (config.wal_mode) {
+    DbClient.run("PRAGMA journal_mode = WAL;");
+}
 export default DbClient;
diff --git a/dist/types/index.d.ts b/dist/types/index.d.ts
index 38c2a5c..33bf1e8 100644
--- a/dist/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/dist/types/index.d.ts
@@ -1370,6 +1370,10 @@ export type BunSQLiteConfig = {
      * definition export. Example `db_types.ts` or `types/db_types.ts`
      */
     typedef_file_path?: string;
+    /**
+     * Whether to enable `WAL` mode
+     */
+    wal_mode?: boolean;
 };
 /**
  * Resolved Bun SQLite config paired with the loaded database schema.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 29029a3..f5358cd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@moduletrace/bun-sqlite",
-    "version": "1.1.9",
+    "version": "1.1.11",
     "description": "SQLite manager for Bun",
     "author": "Benjamin Toby",
     "main": "dist/index.js",
diff --git a/src/lib/sqlite/index.ts b/src/lib/sqlite/index.ts
index 335e64b..7500549 100644
--- a/src/lib/sqlite/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/sqlite/index.ts
@@ -21,4 +21,8 @@ const DbClient = new Database(db_file_path, {
 
 sqliteVec.load(DbClient);
 
+if (config.wal_mode) {
+    DbClient.run("PRAGMA journal_mode = WAL;");
+}
+
 export default DbClient;
diff --git a/src/types/index.ts b/src/types/index.ts
index 6db34f8..c4f18c2 100644
--- a/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/src/types/index.ts
@@ -1554,6 +1554,10 @@ export type BunSQLiteConfig = {
      * definition export. Example `db_types.ts` or `types/db_types.ts`
      */
     typedef_file_path?: string;
+    /**
+     * Whether to enable `WAL` mode
+     */
+    wal_mode?: boolean;
 };
 
 /**