diff --git a/server/modules/authenticator/PAM/PAMAuth/pam_client_session.cc b/server/modules/authenticator/PAM/PAMAuth/pam_client_session.cc
index 3532a10a9..ac71448c4 100644
--- a/server/modules/authenticator/PAM/PAMAuth/pam_client_session.cc
+++ b/server/modules/authenticator/PAM/PAMAuth/pam_client_session.cc
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ PamClientSession* PamClientSession::create(const PamInstance& inst)
 {
     // This handle is only used from one thread, can define no_mutex.
     sqlite3* dbhandle = NULL;
-    int db_flags = SQLITE_OPEN_READONLY | SQLITE_OPEN_SHAREDCACHE | SQLITE_OPEN_NOMUTEX;
+    int db_flags = SQLITE_OPEN_URI | SQLITE_OPEN_READONLY | SQLITE_OPEN_SHAREDCACHE | SQLITE_OPEN_NOMUTEX;
     if (sqlite3_open_v2(inst.m_dbname.c_str(), &dbhandle, db_flags, NULL) == SQLITE_OK)
     {
         sqlite3_busy_timeout(dbhandle, 1000);
diff --git a/server/modules/authenticator/PAM/PAMAuth/pam_instance.cc b/server/modules/authenticator/PAM/PAMAuth/pam_instance.cc
index 700f846c1..d3a808881 100644
--- a/server/modules/authenticator/PAM/PAMAuth/pam_instance.cc
+++ b/server/modules/authenticator/PAM/PAMAuth/pam_instance.cc
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ PamInstance* PamInstance::create(char** options)
     bool error = false;
     /* This handle may be used from multiple threads, set full mutex. */
     sqlite3* dbhandle = NULL;
-    int db_flags = SQLITE_OPEN_READWRITE | SQLITE_OPEN_CREATE
+    int db_flags = SQLITE_OPEN_URI | SQLITE_OPEN_READWRITE | SQLITE_OPEN_CREATE
         | SQLITE_OPEN_SHAREDCACHE | SQLITE_OPEN_FULLMUTEX;
     if (sqlite3_open_v2(pam_db_name.c_str(), &dbhandle, db_flags, NULL) != SQLITE_OK)
     {