diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 14e2090..eb96e2b 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -703,10 +703,12 @@ func updateSummary(ctx context.Context, state *state, opts updateSummaryOptions)
 
 	summary := result.Text()
 
+	state.dbMutex.Lock()
 	_, err = state.db.ExecContext(ctx, "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO summaries (location, summary) VALUES (?, ?)", locKey, summary)
 	if err != nil {
 		slog.Warn("unable to cache generated weather summary to db", "location", locKey, "error", err)
 	}
+	state.dbMutex.Unlock()
 
 	state.summaries.Store(locKey, summary)