diff --git a/electron/src/rt/sqlite-init.ts b/electron/src/rt/sqlite-init.ts
index e2525f2e..36e8eb20 100644
--- a/electron/src/rt/sqlite-init.ts
+++ b/electron/src/rt/sqlite-init.ts
@@ -680,20 +680,22 @@ export function setupSQLiteHandlers(): void {
         throw new Error('Database path not initialized');
       }
       
-      // Use same connection options format
+      // Clean up connection options to be consistent
       const connectionOptions = {
-        ...options,
         database: 'timesafari',  // Base name only
-        readOnly: false,
-        mode: 'rwc',
+        version: 1,
+        readOnly: false,         // Single source of truth for read-only state
+        mode: 'rwc',            // Force read-write-create mode
         encryption: 'no-encryption',
         useNative: true,
-        location: 'default'  // Let plugin handle path resolution
+        location: 'default'      // Let plugin handle path resolution
       };
       
+      // Log the actual options being used
       logger.info('Creating database connection with options:', {
         ...connectionOptions,
-        expectedBehavior: 'Plugin will append SQLite suffix and handle path resolution'
+        expectedBehavior: 'Plugin will append SQLite suffix and handle path resolution',
+        actualPath: path.join(dbDir, 'timesafariSQLite.db')
       });
       
       // Create connection (returns undefined but registers internally)
@@ -709,18 +711,21 @@ export function setupSQLiteHandlers(): void {
       
       debugLog('Connection registration check:', {
         isRegistered,
-        database: connectionOptions.database
+        database: connectionOptions.database,
+        actualPath: path.join(dbDir, 'timesafariSQLite.db')
       });
 
       if (!isRegistered) {
         throw new Error('Database not registered after createConnection');
       }
 
-      // Return success object instead of undefined
+      // Return success object with more details
       return {
         success: true,
         database: connectionOptions.database,
-        isRegistered: true
+        isRegistered: true,
+        actualPath: path.join(dbDir, 'timesafariSQLite.db'),
+        options: connectionOptions
       };
     } catch (error) {
       logger.error('Error in sqlite-create-connection:', error);