diff --git a/integrations/migration-test/migration_test.go b/integrations/migration-test/migration_test.go
index c274d482da14..00f38fb127db 100644
--- a/integrations/migration-test/migration_test.go
+++ b/integrations/migration-test/migration_test.go
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func restoreOldDB(t *testing.T, version string) bool {
 		err := os.MkdirAll(path.Dir(setting.Database.Path), os.ModePerm)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-		db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", fmt.Sprintf("file:%s?cache=shared&mode=rwc&_busy_timeout=%d", setting.Database.Path, setting.Database.Timeout))
+		db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", fmt.Sprintf("file:%s?cache=shared&mode=rwc&_busy_timeout=%d&_txlock=immediate", setting.Database.Path, setting.Database.Timeout))
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		defer db.Close()
 
diff --git a/models/unit_tests.go b/models/unit_tests.go
index eb4da37fe513..dccb8db838d4 100644
--- a/models/unit_tests.go
+++ b/models/unit_tests.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func MainTest(m *testing.M, pathToGiteaRoot string) {
 
 func createTestEngine(fixturesDir string) error {
 	var err error
-	x, err = xorm.NewEngine("sqlite3", "file::memory:?cache=shared")
+	x, err = xorm.NewEngine("sqlite3", "file::memory:?cache=shared&_txlock=immediate")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/modules/setting/database.go b/modules/setting/database.go
index 8c49ba3c5a17..b01dd647a1c3 100644
--- a/modules/setting/database.go
+++ b/modules/setting/database.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func DBConnStr() (string, error) {
 		if err := os.MkdirAll(path.Dir(Database.Path), os.ModePerm); err != nil {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("Failed to create directories: %v", err)
 		}
-		connStr = fmt.Sprintf("file:%s?cache=shared&mode=rwc&_busy_timeout=%d", Database.Path, Database.Timeout)
+		connStr = fmt.Sprintf("file:%s?cache=shared&mode=rwc&_busy_timeout=%d&_txlock=immediate", Database.Path, Database.Timeout)
 	default:
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("Unknown database type: %s", Database.Type)
 	}