diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 3a223fa..6b7db62 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	if (rc != SQLITE_OK)
 		throw std::runtime_error("Error enabling foreign_keys. Database might be malformed.");
 	
+	rc = sqlite3_exec(db, "BEGIN", nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);
+	if (rc != SQLITE_OK)
+		throw std::runtime_error("Couldn't begin transaction");
+	
 	std::vector<char *> args(argv, argv + argc);
 	try {
 		OptHandlers::MainOptHandler moh(args, db);
@@ -60,5 +64,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 		return 1;
 	}
 	
+	rc = sqlite3_exec(db, "COMMIT", nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);
+	if (rc != SQLITE_OK)
+		throw std::runtime_error("Couldn't commit transaction");
+	
 	return 0;
 }