diff --git a/internal/db/sqlite/db_open.go b/internal/db/sqlite/db_open.go
index 9de8e4d1b..2f959be15 100644
--- a/internal/db/sqlite/db_open.go
+++ b/internal/db/sqlite/db_open.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func Open(path string) (*DB, error) {
 		// https://www.sqlite.org/pragma.html#pragma_optimize
 		return nil, wrap(err, "PRAGMA optimize")
 	}
-	if _, err := sqlDB.Exec(`PRAGMA journal_size_limit = 6144000`); err != nil {
+	if _, err := sqlDB.Exec(`PRAGMA journal_size_limit = 67108864`); err != nil {
 		// https://www.powersync.com/blog/sqlite-optimizations-for-ultra-high-performance
 		return nil, wrap(err, "PRAGMA journal_size_limit")
 	}