diff --git a/docs/docs/start/config.md b/docs/docs/start/config.md
index 7c9775f5f2..09f3c068bd 100644
--- a/docs/docs/start/config.md
+++ b/docs/docs/start/config.md
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ If running with a SQLite database backend, the following additional options are
 | Environment Variable | Configuration File | Description | Default |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
 | INVENTREE_DB_TIMEOUT | database.timeout | Database connection timeout (s) | 10 |
+| INVENTREE_DB_WAL_MODE | database.wal_mode | Enable Write-Ahead Logging (WAL) mode for SQLite databases | True |
 
 ## Caching
 
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/setting/db_backend.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/setting/db_backend.py
index cffdb93673..af523ef41a 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/setting/db_backend.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/setting/db_backend.py
@@ -148,5 +148,6 @@ def set_sqlite_options(db_options: dict):
     # not possible to implement any lower isolation levels in SQLite.
     # https://www.sqlite.org/isolation.html
 
-    # Specify that we want to use Write-Ahead Logging (WAL) mode for SQLite databases, as this allows for better concurrency and performance
-    db_options['init_command'] = 'PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL;'
+    if get_boolean_setting('INVENTREE_DB_WAL_MODE', 'database.wal_mode', True):
+        # Specify that we want to use Write-Ahead Logging (WAL) mode for SQLite databases, as this allows for better concurrency and performance
+        db_options['init_command'] = 'PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL;'