diff --git a/src/db/main-db.cpp b/src/db/main-db.cpp
index ac5683b19..ca2e97359 100644
--- a/src/db/main-db.cpp
+++ b/src/db/main-db.cpp
@@ -1364,6 +1364,11 @@ void MainDb::init () {
 		return sanitized;
 	};
 
+	// Disable locking. (Issue on Android on crash.)
+	// See: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17348480/how-do-i-prevent-sqlite-database-locks
+	if (backend == Sqlite3)
+		*session << "PRAGMA read_uncommitted = ON";
+
 	// TODO: Migrate all statements in statements.cpp.
 	*session <<
 		"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS sip_address ("