# Database is Locked pmm 2.38.1

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**Category:** PMM 2.x\
**Created:** [August 8, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/database-is-locked-pmm-2-38-1/24310 "2023-08-08T13:14:20Z")\
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@steve.hoffman Thanks for the update.

One of the PMM users suggested the below temporary fix.

> [@After Adding 100 Servers PMM Load is Too High](https://forums.percona.com/t/after-adding-100-servers-pmm-load-is-too-high/24372/7):
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> we have added ~ 500 nodes

After the below workaround, my issue has been fixed.

Temp Workaround:

`docker exec -it CONTAINER_NAME bash`  
cd to grafana dir  
and execute this:  
`sqlite3 grafana.db 'pragma journal_mode=wal;'`

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