diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
index 5ff34db7..a835200a 100644
--- a/.env.template
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -31,14 +31,12 @@
 
 ## Database connection initialization
 ## Allows SQL statements to be run whenever a new database connection is created.
-## For example, this can be used to run connection-scoped pragma statements.
-##
-## Statements to run when creating a new SQLite connection
-# SQLITE_CONN_INIT="PRAGMA busy_timeout = 5000; PRAGMA synchronous = NORMAL;"
-## Statements to run when creating a new MySQL connection
-# MYSQL_CONN_INIT=""
-## Statements to run when creating a new PostgreSQL connection
-# POSTGRESQL_CONN_INIT=""
+## This is mainly useful for connection-scoped pragmas.
+## If empty, a database-specific default is used:
+## - SQLite: "PRAGMA busy_timeout = 5000; PRAGMA synchronous = NORMAL;"
+## - MySQL: ""
+## - PostgreSQL: ""
+# DATABASE_CONN_INIT=""
 
 ## Individual folders, these override %DATA_FOLDER%
 # RSA_KEY_FILENAME=data/rsa_key
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index eaabdf6b..cd90caa1 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -520,14 +520,8 @@ make_config! {
         /// Database connection pool size
         database_max_conns:     u32,    false,  def,    10;
 
-        /// SQLite connection init |> Statements to run when creating a new SQLite connection
-        sqlite_conn_init:       String, false,  def,    "PRAGMA busy_timeout = 5000; PRAGMA synchronous = NORMAL;".to_string();
-
-        /// MySQL connection init |> Statements to run when creating a new MySQL connection
-        mysql_conn_init:        String, false,  def,    "".to_string();
-
-        /// PostgreSQL connection init |> Statements to run when creating a new PostgreSQL connection
-        postgresql_conn_init:   String, false,  def,    "".to_string();
+        /// Database connection init |> SQL statements to run when creating a new database connection, mainly useful for connection-scoped pragmas. If empty, a database-specific default is used.
+        database_conn_init:     String, false,  def,    "".to_string();
 
         /// Bypass admin page security (Know the risks!) |> Disables the Admin Token for the admin page so you may use your own auth in-front
         disable_admin_token:    bool,   true,   def,    false;
diff --git a/src/db/mod.rs b/src/db/mod.rs
index b382260f..41560827 100644
--- a/src/db/mod.rs
+++ b/src/db/mod.rs
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ macro_rules! generate_connections {
                                 .max_size(CONFIG.database_max_conns())
                                 .connection_timeout(Duration::from_secs(CONFIG.database_timeout()))
                                 .connection_customizer(Box::new(DbConnOptions{
-                                    init_stmts: paste::paste!{ CONFIG. [< $name _conn_init >] () }
+                                    init_stmts: conn_type.get_init_stmts()
                                 }))
                                 .build(manager)
                                 .map_res("Failed to create pool")?;
@@ -215,6 +215,23 @@ impl DbConnType {
             err!("`DATABASE_URL` looks like a SQLite URL, but 'sqlite' feature is not enabled")
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn get_init_stmts(&self) -> String {
+        let init_stmts = CONFIG.database_conn_init();
+        if !init_stmts.is_empty() {
+            init_stmts
+        } else {
+            self.default_init_stmts()
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn default_init_stmts(&self) -> String {
+        match self {
+            Self::sqlite => "PRAGMA busy_timeout = 5000; PRAGMA synchronous = NORMAL;".to_string(),
+            Self::mysql => "".to_string(),
+            Self::postgresql => "".to_string(),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[macro_export]