diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/SQLite.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/SQLite.hs
index 295e28620..f9dd27f37 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/SQLite.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/SQLite.hs
@@ -81,10 +81,24 @@ createSQLiteStore dbFilePath poolSize migrations yesToMigrations = do
   let dbDir = takeDirectory dbFilePath
   createDirectoryIfMissing False dbDir
   st <- connectSQLiteStore dbFilePath poolSize
+  withConnection st $ \db -> DB.execute_ db "VACUUM;"
+  -- _printPragmas st
   checkThreadsafe st
   migrateSchema st migrations yesToMigrations
   pure st
 
+_printPragmas :: SQLiteStore -> IO ()
+_printPragmas st@SQLiteStore {dbFilePath} = withConnection st $ \db -> do
+  foreign_keys <- DB.query_ db "PRAGMA foreign_keys;" :: IO [[Int]]
+  print $ dbFilePath <> " foreign_keys: " <> show foreign_keys
+  -- when run via sqlite-simple query for trusted_schema seems to return empty list
+  trusted_schema <- DB.query_ db "PRAGMA trusted_schema;" :: IO [[Int]]
+  print $ dbFilePath <> " trusted_schema: " <> show trusted_schema
+  secure_delete <- DB.query_ db "PRAGMA secure_delete;" :: IO [[Int]]
+  print $ dbFilePath <> " secure_delete: " <> show secure_delete
+  auto_vacuum <- DB.query_ db "PRAGMA auto_vacuum;" :: IO [[Int]]
+  print $ dbFilePath <> " auto_vacuum: " <> show auto_vacuum
+
 checkThreadsafe :: SQLiteStore -> IO ()
 checkThreadsafe st = withConnection st $ \db -> do
   compileOptions <- DB.query_ db "pragma COMPILE_OPTIONS;" :: IO [[Text]]
@@ -127,7 +141,10 @@ connectSQLiteStore dbFilePath poolSize = do
 connectDB :: FilePath -> IO DB.Connection
 connectDB path = do
   dbConn <- DB.open path
-  DB.execute_ dbConn "PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON; PRAGMA journal_mode = WAL;"
+  DB.execute_ dbConn "PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON;"
+  -- DB.execute_ dbConn "PRAGMA trusted_schema = OFF;"
+  DB.execute_ dbConn "PRAGMA secure_delete = ON;"
+  DB.execute_ dbConn "PRAGMA auto_vacuum = FULL;"
   pure dbConn
 
 checkConstraint :: StoreError -> IO (Either StoreError a) -> IO (Either StoreError a)