diff --git a/src/database.rs b/src/database.rs
index b993e6e..ce2a70b 100644
--- a/src/database.rs
+++ b/src/database.rs
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ pub fn open_upend<P: AsRef<Path>>(dirpath: P, reinitialize: bool) -> Result<Open
     let pool = r2d2::Pool::builder()
         .connection_customizer(Box::new(ConnectionOptions {
             enable_foreign_keys: true,
-            busy_timeout: Some(Duration::from_secs(3)),
+            busy_timeout: Some(Duration::from_secs(30)),
         }))
         .build(manager)
         .expect("Failed to create pool.");
diff --git a/src/filesystem.rs b/src/filesystem.rs
index fa91d14..6a7ae32 100644
--- a/src/filesystem.rs
+++ b/src/filesystem.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use rayon::prelude::*;
 use serde::export::Formatter;
 use serde_json::Value;
 use std::path::{Component, Path, PathBuf};
+use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
 use std::{fs, iter};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 use walkdir::WalkDir;
@@ -287,13 +288,13 @@ pub fn resolve_path<C: Connection<Backend = Sqlite>>(
     Ok(result)
 }
 pub async fn reimport_directory(pool: DbPool, directory: PathBuf) {
-    let result = actix_web::web::block(move || _reimport_directory(&pool, directory)).await;
+    let result = actix_web::web::block(move || _reimport_directory(pool, directory)).await;
     if result.is_err() {
         let err = result.err().unwrap();
         error!("Update did not succeed! {}", err);
     }
 }
-fn _reimport_directory<T: AsRef<Path>>(pool: &DbPool, directory: T) -> Result<()> {
+fn _reimport_directory<T: AsRef<Path>>(pool: DbPool, directory: T) -> Result<()> {
     let path_entries: Vec<PathBuf> = WalkDir::new(&directory)
         .into_iter()
         .filter_map(|e| e.ok())
@@ -301,29 +302,26 @@ fn _reimport_directory<T: AsRef<Path>>(pool: &DbPool, directory: T) -> Result<()
         .map(|e| fs::canonicalize(e.into_path()).unwrap())
         .collect();
 
+    let mutex_pool = Arc::new(RwLock::new(pool));
     let absolute_path = fs::canonicalize(&directory)?;
     path_entries
         .into_par_iter()
-        .map(|path| {
-            Ok(_process_directory_entry(
-                &pool.get()?,
-                path,
-                &absolute_path,
-            )?)
-        })
+        .map(|path| Ok(_process_directory_entry(&mutex_pool, path, &absolute_path)?))
         .collect::<Result<()>>()?;
     info!("Finished updating {}.", directory.as_ref().display());
 
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn _process_directory_entry<C: Connection<Backend = Sqlite>, P: AsRef<Path>>(
-    connection: &C,
+fn _process_directory_entry<P: AsRef<Path>>(
+    pool: &Arc<RwLock<DbPool>>,
     path: PathBuf,
     directory_path: &P,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     info!("Processing: {:?}", path);
 
+    let pool = Arc::clone(&pool);
+
     let metadata = fs::metadata(&path)?;
     let size = metadata.len() as i64;
     if size < 0 {
@@ -349,7 +347,7 @@ fn _process_directory_entry<C: Connection<Backend = Sqlite>, P: AsRef<Path>>(
         size,
     };
 
-    let _ = insert_file(connection, new_file)?;
+    let _ = insert_file(&pool.write().unwrap().get()?, new_file)?;
 
     let components = path
         .strip_prefix(&directory_path)?
@@ -366,9 +364,11 @@ fn _process_directory_entry<C: Connection<Backend = Sqlite>, P: AsRef<Path>>(
         }))
         .collect(),
     );
-    let resolved_path = resolve_path(connection, &upath, true)?;
+    let resolved_path = resolve_path(&pool.write().unwrap().get()?, &upath, true)?;
     let parent_dir = resolved_path.last().unwrap();
 
+    let _pool = &pool.write().unwrap();
+    let connection = _pool.get()?;
     connection.transaction::<_, Error, _>(|| {
         let file_address = Address::UUID(Uuid::new_v4());
 
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ fn _process_directory_entry<C: Connection<Backend = Sqlite>, P: AsRef<Path>>(
                 filename.as_os_str().to_string_lossy().to_string(),
             )),
         };
-        let _ = insert_entry(connection, name_entry)?;
+        let _ = insert_entry(&connection, name_entry)?;
 
         let identity_entry = InnerEntry {
             target: file_address.clone(),
@@ -387,14 +387,14 @@ fn _process_directory_entry<C: Connection<Backend = Sqlite>, P: AsRef<Path>>(
             value: EntryValue::Address(Address::Hash(digest.clone())),
         };
 
-        let _ = insert_entry(connection, identity_entry)?;
+        let _ = insert_entry(&connection, identity_entry)?;
 
         let dir_has_entry = InnerEntry {
             target: parent_dir.clone(),
             key: DIR_HAS_KEY.to_string(),
             value: EntryValue::Address(file_address),
         };
-        let _ = insert_entry(connection, dir_has_entry)?;
+        let _ = insert_entry(&connection, dir_has_entry)?;
 
         Ok(())
     })