diff --git a/internal/db/DB.go b/internal/db/DB.go
index 658820a..0e852a5 100644
--- a/internal/db/DB.go
+++ b/internal/db/DB.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ package db
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
 	"time"
 
 	"gorm.io/driver/sqlite"
@@ -34,19 +33,19 @@ func Connect(dbpath string) (*gorm.DB, error) {
 	// safe: SQLite treats absent WAL/SHM files as a clean slate and will
 	// recreate them. We only do this if the main DB file already exists
 	// (i.e. this is not a first-run) to avoid masking legitimate errors.
-	if _, err := os.Stat(dbpath); err == nil {
-		for _, ext := range []string{"-wal", "-shm"} {
-			artefact := dbpath + ext
-			if _, err := os.Stat(artefact); err == nil {
-				if removeErr := os.Remove(artefact); removeErr != nil {
-					// Non-fatal: log and continue — SQLite may still recover.
-					fmt.Printf("[DB] warning: could not remove stale %s: %v\n", ext, removeErr)
-				} else {
-					fmt.Printf("[DB] removed stale lock artefact: %s\n", artefact)
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
+	// if _, err := os.Stat(dbpath); err == nil {
+	// 	for _, ext := range []string{"-wal", "-shm"} {
+	// 		artefact := dbpath + ext
+	// 		if _, err := os.Stat(artefact); err == nil {
+	// 			if removeErr := os.Remove(artefact); removeErr != nil {
+	// 				// Non-fatal: log and continue — SQLite may still recover.
+	// 				fmt.Printf("[DB] warning: could not remove stale %s: %v\n", ext, removeErr)
+	// 			} else {
+	// 				fmt.Printf("[DB] removed stale lock artefact: %s\n", artefact)
+	// 			}
+	// 		}
+	// 	}
+	// }
 
 	// ── Connection with retry ─────────────────────────────────────────────
 	// Even after removing WAL/SHM, the main DB file itself may still be