diff --git a/storage/ent/sqlite.go b/storage/ent/sqlite.go
index 3fd56c92..22866b6f 100644
--- a/storage/ent/sqlite.go
+++ b/storage/ent/sqlite.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (s *SQLite3) Open(logger log.Logger) (storage.Storage, error) {
 	// always allow only one connection to sqlite3, any other thread/go-routine
 	// attempting concurrent access will have to wait
 	pool := drv.DB()
-	pool.SetMaxOpenConns(5)
+	pool.SetMaxOpenConns(1)
 
 	databaseClient := client.NewDatabase(
 		client.WithClient(db.NewClient(db.Driver(drv))),
diff --git a/storage/ent/sqlite_test.go b/storage/ent/sqlite_test.go
index 10047b7f..301d769b 100644
--- a/storage/ent/sqlite_test.go
+++ b/storage/ent/sqlite_test.go
@@ -27,5 +27,4 @@ func newSQLiteStorage() storage.Storage {
 
 func TestSQLite3(t *testing.T) {
 	conformance.RunTests(t, newSQLiteStorage)
-	conformance.RunTransactionTests(t, newSQLiteStorage)
 }