diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/libanki/Storage.java b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/libanki/Storage.java
index bd39826d1c7c..bc9612617797 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/libanki/Storage.java
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/libanki/Storage.java
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ public static Collection Collection(Context context, @NonNull String path, boole
             } else {
                 ver = _upgradeSchema(db, time);
             }
-            db.execute("PRAGMA temp_store = memory");
             // add db to col and do any remaining upgrades
             Collection col = backend.createCollection(context, db, path, server, log);
             if (ver < Consts.SCHEMA_VERSION) {
diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/libanki/backend/DroidBackendFactory.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/libanki/backend/DroidBackendFactory.kt
index 75c1c8510c4c..30c9f17ebe23 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/libanki/backend/DroidBackendFactory.kt
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/libanki/backend/DroidBackendFactory.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package com.ichi2.libanki.backend
 
+import android.system.Os
 import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting
 import com.ichi2.anki.AnkiDroidApp
 import com.ichi2.anki.CrashReportService
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ object DroidBackendFactory {
     @JvmStatic
     @RustCleanup("Change back to a constant SYNC_VER")
     fun getInstance(useBackend: Boolean): DroidBackend {
+        // Prevent sqlite throwing error 6410 due to the lack of /tmp
+        val dir = AnkiDroidApp.getInstance().applicationContext.cacheDir
+        Os.setenv("TMPDIR", dir.path, false)
         if (sBackendForTesting != null) {
             return sBackendForTesting!!
         }