diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index b902f3e..ed2e6e7 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ echo "Starting leadership-aware entrypoint..."
 echo "Node IP: $NODE_IP"
 echo "Consul: $CONSUL_HTTP_ADDR"
 
+# Small sleep to let LiteFS settle and leadership election complete
+sleep 5
+
 while true; do
     # In LiteFS 0.5, .primary file exists ONLY on replicas.
     if [ ! -f /data/.primary ]; then
diff --git a/navidrome-litefs-v2.nomad b/navidrome-litefs-v2.nomad
index b5adcbd..7ae3f9f 100644
--- a/navidrome-litefs-v2.nomad
+++ b/navidrome-litefs-v2.nomad
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ job "navidrome-litefs" {
         ND_BACKUP_PATH  = "/shared_data/backup"
         ND_CONFIGFILE   = "/local/data/navidrome.toml"
         
-        # Database is on the LiteFS FUSE mount. Optimized for SQLite.
-        ND_DBPATH = "/data/navidrome.db?_busy_timeout=30000&_journal_mode=WAL&_foreign_keys=on&synchronous=NORMAL"
+        # Database is on the LiteFS FUSE mount.
+        ND_DBPATH = "/data/navidrome.db"
         
         ND_SCANSCHEDULE              = "0"
         ND_SCANNER_FSWATCHER_ENABLED = "false"