diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
index b388e6ff..51494c5d 100644
--- a/.env.template
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@
 ## It's recommended to also set 'ROCKET_CLI_COLORS=off'
 # LOG_FILE=/path/to/log
 
+## Enable WAL for the DB
+## Set to false to avoid enabling WAL during startup.
+## Note that if the DB already has WAL enabled, you will also need to disable WAL in the DB,
+## this setting only prevents bitwarden_rs from automatically enabling it on start.
+## Please read project wiki page about this setting first before changing the value as it can
+## cause performance degradation or might render  the service unable to start.
+# ENABLE_DB_WAL=true
+
 ## Disable icon downloading
 ## Set to true to disable icon downloading, this would still serve icons from $ICON_CACHE_FOLDER,
 ## but it won't produce any external network request. Needs to set $ICON_CACHE_TTL to 0,
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index f49e8cc6..12ae4c0f 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -253,6 +253,9 @@ make_config! {
         extended_logging:       bool,   false,  def,    true;
         /// Log file path
         log_file:               String, false,  option;
+
+        /// Enable DB WAL |> Turning this off might lead to worse performance, but might help if using bitwarden_rs on some exotic filesystems, that do not support WAL. Please make sure you read project wiki on the topic before changing this setting.
+        enable_db_wal:          bool,   false,  def,    true;
     },
 
     /// Yubikey settings
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 45c1fbe7..db6488ff 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -168,11 +168,13 @@ fn check_db() {
     }
 
     // Turn on WAL in SQLite
-    use diesel::RunQueryDsl;
-    let connection = db::get_connection().expect("Can't conect to DB");
-    diesel::sql_query("PRAGMA journal_mode=wal")
-        .execute(&connection)
-        .expect("Failed to turn on WAL");
+    if CONFIG.enable_db_wal() {
+        use diesel::RunQueryDsl;
+        let connection = db::get_connection().expect("Can't conect to DB");
+        diesel::sql_query("PRAGMA journal_mode=wal")
+            .execute(&connection)
+            .expect("Failed to turn on WAL");
+    }
 }
 
 fn check_rsa_keys() {