diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 0f2db1c..1b7f775 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ type Server struct {
 }
 
 func NewServer(dbFile string) (*Server, error) {
-	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite", dbFile)
+	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite", dbFile+"?_time_format=sqlite")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to open db %q: %w", dbFile, err)
 	}