@@ -154,11 +154,11 @@
 		       "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO tests (id,run_id,testname,event_time,item_path,state,status) VALUES (?,?,'bogustest',strftime('%s','now'),'nowherepath','DELETED','n/a');"
 		       (* run-id 30000) ;; allow for up to 30k tests per run
 		       run-id)
 		      )) ;; add strings db to rundb, not in use yet
 		(sqlite3:set-busy-handler! db handler)
-		(sqlite3:execute db "PRAGMA synchronous = 1;"))) ;; was 0 but 0 is a gamble
+		(sqlite3:execute db "PRAGMA synchronous = 0;"))) ;; was 0 but 0 is a gamble, changed back to 0
 	  (dbr:dbstruct-set-rundb!  dbstruct db)
 	  (dbr:dbstruct-set-inuse!  dbstruct #t)
 	  (dbr:dbstruct-set-olddb!  dbstruct olddb)
 	  ;; (dbr:dbstruct-set-run-id! dbstruct run-id)
 	  (if local