diff --git a/cmd/web/main.go b/cmd/web/main.go
index 4ef94cf..2284212 100644
--- a/cmd/web/main.go
+++ b/cmd/web/main.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func main() {
 		ErrorLog:     slog.NewLogLogger(logger.Handler(), slog.LevelError),
 		IdleTimeout:  time.Minute,
 		ReadTimeout:  5 * time.Second,
-		WriteTimeout: 10 * time.Second,
+		WriteTimeout: 10 * time.Second, // TODO: add conf to make maxVoters limit flexible, and also add for addr
 	}
 
 	go watchForQuitSignals(srv, logger)
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 func openDb() (*sql.DB, error) {
-	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", "./qv.sqlite?_foreign_keys=on")
+	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", "./qv.sqlite?_foreign_keys=on&_busy_timeout=5000")
 	if err == nil {
 		err = db.Ping()
 	}