diff --git a/nomen/db.py b/nomen/db.py
index b9f69f3..4b882bf 100644
--- a/nomen/db.py
+++ b/nomen/db.py
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ log.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 schema = """
 PRAGMA user_version = 1;
 
-PRAGMA main.synchronous = NORMAL;
-PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON;
-
 CREATE TABLE keywords (
     guild_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
     keyword TEXT NOT NULL,
@@ -80,6 +77,8 @@ async def setup_db(db_file):
     log.debug("Running start script")
     await db.executescript("""
     PRAGMA optimize(0x10002);
+    PRAGMA main.synchronous = NORMAL;
+    PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON;
     """)
 
     log.debug("Adding contains function")