diff --git a/one/src/lib.rs b/one/src/lib.rs
index 21bb5139..748763de 100644
--- a/one/src/lib.rs
+++ b/one/src/lib.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,27 @@ enum Command {
     Query(query::QueryOpts),
 }
 
+#[derive(ValueEnum, Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+/// Value for Sqlite `pragma temp_store`
+enum SqliteTempStore {
+    /// Default database was compiled with
+    Default,
+    /// Use the filesystem
+    File,
+    /// Temporary tables and indices are kept as if they were in pure in-memory databases
+    Memory,
+}
+
+impl From<SqliteTempStore> for ceramic_sql::sqlite::SqliteTempStore {
+    fn from(value: SqliteTempStore) -> Self {
+        match value {
+            SqliteTempStore::Default => Self::Default,
+            SqliteTempStore::File => Self::File,
+            SqliteTempStore::Memory => Self::Memory,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(ValueEnum, Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 enum Network {
     /// Production network
@@ -187,6 +208,10 @@ struct DBOpts {
     /// The maximum number of read only connections in the pool
     #[arg(long, default_value = "8", env = "CERAMIC_ONE_DB_MAX_CONNECTIONS")]
     max_connections: u32,
+    /// The sqlite temp_store value to use
+    /// 0 = default, 1 = file, 2 = memory
+    #[arg(long, env = "CERAMIC_ONE_TEMP_STORE")]
+    temp_store: Option<SqliteTempStore>,
 }
 
 // Shared options for how logging is configured.
@@ -252,6 +277,7 @@ impl DBOpts {
                 mmap_size: self.mmap_size,
                 cache_size: self.cache_size,
                 max_ro_connections: self.max_connections,
+                temp_store: self.temp_store.map(|t| t.into()),
             },
             ceramic_sql::sqlite::Migrations::Apply,
         )
diff --git a/one/src/migrations.rs b/one/src/migrations.rs
index 891624c5..3c05c20e 100644
--- a/one/src/migrations.rs
+++ b/one/src/migrations.rs
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ impl From<&FromIpfsOpts> for DBOpts {
             mmap_size: None,
             cache_size: None,
             max_connections: 8,
+            temp_store: None,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/sql/src/sqlite.rs b/sql/src/sqlite.rs
index 11ca3144..d1cdb730 100644
--- a/sql/src/sqlite.rs
+++ b/sql/src/sqlite.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,23 @@ pub struct SqlitePool {
     reader: sqlx::SqlitePool,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum SqliteTempStore {
+    Default,
+    File,
+    Memory,
+}
+
+impl SqliteTempStore {
+    fn pragma_value(self) -> String {
+        match self {
+            SqliteTempStore::Default => 0.to_string(),
+            SqliteTempStore::File => 1.to_string(),
+            SqliteTempStore::Memory => 2.to_string(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct SqliteOpts {
     /// Value to use for the sqlite cache_size pragma
@@ -38,6 +55,7 @@ pub struct SqliteOpts {
     pub mmap_size: Option<u64>,
     /// Number of connections in the read only pool (default 8)
     pub max_ro_connections: u32,
+    pub temp_store: Option<SqliteTempStore>,
 }
 
 impl Default for SqliteOpts {
@@ -46,6 +64,7 @@ impl Default for SqliteOpts {
             mmap_size: None,
             cache_size: None,
             max_ro_connections: 8,
+            temp_store: None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -54,8 +73,6 @@ impl SqlitePool {
     /// Connect to the sqlite database at the given path. Creates the database if it does not exist.
     /// Uses WAL journal mode.
     pub async fn connect(path: &str, opts: SqliteOpts, migrate: Migrations) -> Result<Self> {
-        // As we benchmark, we will likely adjust settings and make things configurable.
-        // A few ideas: number of RO connections, mmap_size, temp_store = memory
         let conn_opts = SqliteConnectOptions::from_str(path)?
             .journal_mode(SqliteJournalMode::Wal)
             .synchronous(sqlx::sqlite::SqliteSynchronous::Normal)
@@ -73,6 +90,11 @@ impl SqlitePool {
         } else {
             conn_opts
         };
+        let conn_opts = if let Some(temp) = opts.temp_store {
+            conn_opts.pragma("temp_store", temp.pragma_value())
+        } else {
+            conn_opts
+        };
 
         let ro_opts = conn_opts.clone().read_only(true);