diff --git a/src/perm_permissions_table.c b/src/perm_permissions_table.c
index 0ec805b..d254013 100644
--- a/src/perm_permissions_table.c
+++ b/src/perm_permissions_table.c
@@ -154,8 +154,11 @@ int init_perm_permissions_table(const char *db_filename) {
   euid = geteuid();
   fprintf(stderr, "Running with uid: %d, gid: %d\n", euid, getegid());
 
-  if (sqlite3_open(db_filename, &perm_database)) {
-    perror("Can't open permanent permissions database:");
+  if (sqlite3_open_v2(db_filename, &perm_database,
+                      SQLITE_OPEN_READWRITE | SQLITE_OPEN_CREATE |
+                          SQLITE_OPEN_FULLMUTEX,
+                      NULL)) {
+    perror("Can't open permanent permissions database");
     return -1;
   }
   umask(0);