if [ ! -z "$BACKLOGDB" ]; then
        BACKLOG_BASE=$(basename "$BACKLOGDB")
-       sqlite3 "$BACKLOGDB" ".backup $BACKUP_DIR/$BACKLOG_BASE" 
+       sqlite3 -readonly "$BACKLOGDB" ".backup $BACKUP_DIR/$BACKLOG_BASE" 
 fi
 
 if [ ! -z "$LOGDB" ]; then
        LOG_BASE=$(basename "$LOGDB")
-       sqlite3 "$LOGDB" ".backup $BACKUP_DIR/$LOG_BASE" 
+       sqlite3 -readonly "$LOGDB" ".backup $BACKUP_DIR/$LOG_BASE" 
 fi