diff --git a/server/database.js b/server/database.js
index 2e920ad9..940f535c 100644
--- a/server/database.js
+++ b/server/database.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class Database {
 
         if (! this.sqliteInstance) {
             this.sqliteInstance = new sqlite3.Database(Database.path);
+            this.sqliteInstance.run("PRAGMA journal_mode = WAL");
         }
 
         const Dialect = require("knex/lib/dialects/sqlite3/index.js");
diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
index d412693a..5920d1bb 100644
--- a/server/server.js
+++ b/server/server.js
@@ -646,9 +646,9 @@ async function afterLogin(socket, user) {
     // For example, query the edit data first.
     setTimeout(async () => {
         for (let monitorID in monitorList) {
-            await sendHeartbeatList(socket, monitorID);
-            await sendImportantHeartbeatList(socket, monitorID);
-            await Monitor.sendStats(io, monitorID, user.id)
+            sendHeartbeatList(socket, monitorID);
+            sendImportantHeartbeatList(socket, monitorID);
+            Monitor.sendStats(io, monitorID, user.id)
         }
     }, 500);
 }