diff --git a/shelfmark/core/admin_routes.py b/shelfmark/core/admin_routes.py
index 16da5e9..b969d00 100644
--- a/shelfmark/core/admin_routes.py
+++ b/shelfmark/core/admin_routes.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def _sync_all_cwa_users(user_db: UserDB) -> dict[str, int]:
         raise FileNotFoundError(msg)
 
     db_path = os.fspath(CWA_DB_PATH)
-    db_uri = f"file:{db_path}?mode=ro&immutable=1"
+    db_uri = f"file:{db_path}?mode=ro"
     conn = sqlite3.connect(db_uri, uri=True)
     try:
         cur = conn.cursor()
diff --git a/shelfmark/main.py b/shelfmark/main.py
index 777fbea..fc63a35 100644
--- a/shelfmark/main.py
+++ b/shelfmark/main.py
@@ -2091,7 +2091,7 @@ def api_login() -> Response | tuple[Response, int]:
 
             try:
                 db_path = os.fspath(CWA_DB_PATH)
-                db_uri = f"file:{db_path}?mode=ro&immutable=1"
+                db_uri = f"file:{db_path}?mode=ro"
                 conn = sqlite3.connect(db_uri, uri=True)
                 cur = conn.cursor()
                 cur.execute("SELECT password, role, email FROM user WHERE name = ?", (username,))