diff --git a/migrations/001/init.up.sql b/migrations/001/init.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/db.rs b/src/db.rs
index f92203e..db9dfad 100644
--- a/src/db.rs
+++ b/src/db.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::{path::PathBuf, sync::LazyLock};
 
 use include_dir::{include_dir, Dir};
-use rusqlite::{params, Connection};
+use rusqlite::{config::DbConfig, params, Connection};
 use rusqlite_migration::Migrations;
 
 static MIGRATIONS_DIR: Dir = include_dir!("$CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR/migrations");
@@ -10,15 +10,20 @@ static MIGRATIONS: LazyLock<Migrations<'static>> =
     LazyLock::new(|| Migrations::from_directory(&MIGRATIONS_DIR).unwrap());
 
 static ASSETS_DB: LazyLock<PathBuf> = LazyLock::new(|| {
-    dirs::data_dir()
-        .unwrap_or(".".into())
-        .join("autobarts")
-        .join("assets.db")
+    let d = dirs::data_dir().unwrap_or(".".into()).join("autobarts");
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(&d)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("could not create autobarts data dir {d:?}: {e}"));
+    d.join("assets.db")
 });
 
 pub fn init_db() -> Result<Connection, String> {
     let mut conn = Connection::open(&*ASSETS_DB).map_err(|e| format!("oh shit: {e}"))?;
 
+    conn.set_db_config(DbConfig::SQLITE_DBCONFIG_ENABLE_FKEY, true)
+        .map_err(|e| format!("oh shit: {e}"))?;
+
+    let _ = conn.pragma_update(None, "journal_mode", "WAL");
+
     MIGRATIONS
         .to_latest(&mut conn)
         .map_err(|e| format!("oh shit: {e}"))?;
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 1a5d28d..1a5124f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //! Renders a 2D scene containing a single, moving sprite.
 use bevy::prelude::*;
+use db::init_db;
 
 mod db;
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ enum Direction {
 }
 
 fn setup(mut commands: Commands, asset_server: Res<AssetServer>) {
+    let conn = init_db().unwrap();
     commands.spawn(Camera2d);
 
     commands.spawn((
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ fn setup(mut commands: Commands, asset_server: Res<AssetServer>) {
         image_mode: SpriteImageMode::Tiled {
             tile_x: true,
             tile_y: true,
-            stretch_value: 0.5, // The image will tile every 128px
+            stretch_value: 1.0, // The image will tile every 128px
         },
         custom_size: Some(Vec2::splat(2048.0)),
         ..default()