diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9d7101df5..3eaaf80ac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -200,7 +200,8 @@ db:
   driver: "sqlite"
   # The database data source name.
   # This is driver specific and can be a file path or connection string.
-  data_source: "soft-serve.db"
+  # Make sure foreign key support is enabled when using SQLite.
+  data_source: "soft-serve.db?_pragma=busy_timeout(5000)&_pragma=foreign_keys(1)"
 
 # Git LFS configuration.
 lfs:
diff --git a/server/config/file.go b/server/config/file.go
index 7caa446f0..6560dd15c 100644
--- a/server/config/file.go
+++ b/server/config/file.go
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ db:
   driver: "{{ .DB.Driver }}"
   # The database data source name.
   # This is driver specific and can be a file path or connection string.
+  # Make sure foreign key support is enabled when using SQLite.
   data_source: "{{ .DB.DataSource }}"
 
 # Git LFS configuration.