diff --git a/ts/sql/Server.ts b/ts/sql/Server.ts
index c2d99d126..2b9b60611 100644
--- a/ts/sql/Server.ts
+++ b/ts/sql/Server.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import {
 
 import { ReadStatus } from '../messages/MessageReadStatus';
 import { GroupV2MemberType } from '../model-types.d';
+import * as Errors from '../types/errors';
 import { ReactionType } from '../types/Reactions';
 import { StoredJob } from '../jobs/types';
 import { assert } from '../util/assert';
@@ -2286,9 +2287,17 @@ async function close(): Promise<void> {
   const dbRef = globalInstance;
   globalInstance = undefined;
 
-  // SQLLite documentation suggests that we run `PRAGMA optimize` right before
-  // closing the database connection.
-  dbRef.pragma('optimize');
+  if (!isRenderer()) {
+    // SQLLite documentation suggests that we run `PRAGMA optimize` right
+    // before closing the database connection.
+    dbRef.pragma('optimize');
+
+    try {
+      dbRef.pragma('wal_checkpoint(TRUNCATE)');
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Failed to truncate WAL log', Errors.toLogFormat(error));
+    }
+  }
 
   dbRef.close();
 }