diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/ConnectionStringFactory.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/ConnectionStringFactory.cs
index 19c938737..722440993 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/ConnectionStringFactory.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/ConnectionStringFactory.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ private static DatabaseConnectionInfo GetConnectionString(string dbPath)
                 JournalMode = OsInfo.IsOsx ? SQLiteJournalModeEnum.Truncate : SQLiteJournalModeEnum.Wal,
                 Pooling = true,
                 Version = 3,
-                BusyTimeout = 100
+                BusyTimeout = 1000
             };
 
             if (OsInfo.IsOsx)