diff --git a/biopet-utils/src/main/scala/nl/lumc/sasc/biopet/utils/summary/db/SummaryDb.scala b/biopet-utils/src/main/scala/nl/lumc/sasc/biopet/utils/summary/db/SummaryDb.scala
index df4bf1b44f40fe2c2daaca46c6c5221e91d68141..ca2b19d1787043b970729a02ef9d2893a2b58da5 100644
--- a/biopet-utils/src/main/scala/nl/lumc/sasc/biopet/utils/summary/db/SummaryDb.scala
+++ b/biopet-utils/src/main/scala/nl/lumc/sasc/biopet/utils/summary/db/SummaryDb.scala
@@ -303,8 +303,12 @@ object SummaryDb {
 
   def openSqliteSummary(file: File): SummaryDb = {
     if (!summaryConnections.contains(file)) {
+      val config: org.sqlite.SQLiteConfig = new org.sqlite.SQLiteConfig()
+      config.enforceForeignKeys(true)
+      config.setBusyTimeout("10000")
+      config.setSynchronous(org.sqlite.SQLiteConfig.SynchronousMode.OFF)
       val exist = file.exists()
-      val db = Database.forURL(s"jdbc:sqlite:${file.getAbsolutePath}", driver = "org.sqlite.JDBC")
+      val db = Database.forURL(s"jdbc:sqlite:${file.getAbsolutePath}", driver = "org.sqlite.JDBC", prop = config.toProperties)
       val s = new SummaryDb(db)
       if (!exist) s.createTables()
       summaryConnections += file -> s