diff --git a/papi/sqlapp/database.py b/papi/sqlapp/database.py
index 45a8b9f..53d97b6 100644
--- a/papi/sqlapp/database.py
+++ b/papi/sqlapp/database.py
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URL = "sqlite:///./sql_app.db"
 # SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URL = "postgresql://user:password@postgresserver/db"
 
 engine = create_engine(
-    SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URL, connect_args={"check_same_thread": False}
+    SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URL,
+    connect_args={"check_same_thread": not ("sqlite" in SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URL)},
 )
 SessionLocal = sessionmaker(autocommit=False, autoflush=False, bind=engine)