diff --git a/src/apps/relay/dbdrivers/dbd_sqlite.c b/src/apps/relay/dbdrivers/dbd_sqlite.c
index d1d7a94..e6c7835 100644
--- a/src/apps/relay/dbdrivers/dbd_sqlite.c
+++ b/src/apps/relay/dbdrivers/dbd_sqlite.c
@@ -95,10 +95,9 @@ static void sqlite_unlock(int write)
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-static int sqlite_init_multithreaded(void) {
+static int _sqlite_init_multithreaded(void) {
 
 #if defined(SQLITE_CONFIG_MULTITHREAD)
-
 	if (sqlite3_threadsafe() > 0) {
 		int retCode = sqlite3_config(SQLITE_CONFIG_MULTITHREAD);
 		if (retCode != SQLITE_OK) {
@@ -117,6 +116,10 @@ static int sqlite_init_multithreaded(void) {
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void sqlite_init_multithreaded(void) {
+    (void) _sqlite_init_multithreaded();
+}
+
 static int donot_print_connection_success = 0;
 
 static void fix_user_directory(char *dir0) {
@@ -172,6 +175,8 @@ static void init_sqlite_database(sqlite3 *sqliteconnection) {
 	}
 }
 
+pthread_once_t sqlite_init_once = PTHREAD_ONCE_INIT;
+
 static sqlite3 * get_sqlite_connection(void) {
 
 	persistent_users_db_t *pud = get_persistent_users_db();
@@ -179,7 +184,7 @@ static sqlite3 * get_sqlite_connection(void) {
 	sqlite3 *sqliteconnection = (sqlite3 *)pthread_getspecific(connection_key);
 	if(!sqliteconnection) {
 		fix_user_directory(pud->userdb);
-		sqlite_init_multithreaded();
+        (void) pthread_once(&sqlite_init_once, sqlite_init_multithreaded);
 		int rc = sqlite3_open(pud->userdb, &sqliteconnection);
 		if(!sqliteconnection || (rc != SQLITE_OK)) {
 			const char* errmsg = sqlite3_errmsg(sqliteconnection);