diff --git a/src/engine/database.cpp b/src/engine/database.cpp
--- a/src/engine/database.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/database.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
     mdb_env_set_mapsize(m_env, maximalSizeInBytes);
 
     // Set MDB envoironment flags
-    auto mdbEnvFlags = MDB_NOSUBDIR | MDB_NOMEMINIT;
+    auto mdbEnvFlags = MDB_NOSUBDIR | MDB_NOMEMINIT | MDB_NORDAHEAD;
     if (mode == ReadOnlyDatabase) mdbEnvFlags |= MDB_RDONLY;
 
     // The directory needs to be created before opening the environment