diff --git a/src/ssb.db.c b/src/ssb.db.c
index 82847c01..d8d5dc6b 100644
--- a/src/ssb.db.c
+++ b/src/ssb.db.c
@@ -535,11 +535,16 @@ static int _tf_ssb_sqlite_authorizer(void* user_data, int action_code, const cha
 	case SQLITE_FUNCTION:
 		return SQLITE_OK;
 	case SQLITE_READ:
-		return
-			(strcmp(arg0, "messages") == 0 ||
-			strcmp(arg0, "blob_wants") == 0)
+		return (
+			strcmp(arg0, "blob_wants") == 0 ||
+			strcmp(arg0, "json_each") == 0 ||
+			strcmp(arg0, "messages") == 0 ||
+			strcmp(arg0, "sqlite_master") == 0 ||
+			false)
 			? SQLITE_OK : SQLITE_DENY;
 		break;
+	case SQLITE_UPDATE:
+		return SQLITE_OK;
 	}
 	return SQLITE_DENY;
 }