diff --git a/pokedex/db/load.py b/pokedex/db/load.py
index 50513f0..1684bbf 100644
--- a/pokedex/db/load.py
+++ b/pokedex/db/load.py
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ def load(session, tables=[], directory=None, drop_tables=False, verbose=False, s
 
     # SQLite speed tweaks
     if not safe and engine.dialect.name == 'sqlite':
-        #session.execute("PRAGMA synchronous=OFF")
-        session.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode=OFF")
+        session.execute("PRAGMA synchronous=OFF")
+        #session.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode=OFF")
 
     # Drop all tables if requested
     if drop_tables: