diff --git a/src/com/activeandroid/Cache.java b/src/com/activeandroid/Cache.java
index 6495e3790..32434bc42 100644
--- a/src/com/activeandroid/Cache.java
+++ b/src/com/activeandroid/Cache.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public static boolean isInitialized() {
 	}
 
 	public static synchronized SQLiteDatabase openDatabase() {
-		return sDatabaseHelper.getWritableDatabase();
+		return sDatabaseHelper.getReadableDatabase();
 	}
 
 	public static synchronized void closeDatabase() {