diff --git a/client/lib/lib.go b/client/lib/lib.go
index e2817b1..e698a8b 100644
--- a/client/lib/lib.go
+++ b/client/lib/lib.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/araddon/dateparse"
 	"github.com/fatih/color"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
-	"github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
 	"github.com/rodaine/table"
 
 	"github.com/ddworken/hishtory/client/data"
@@ -709,23 +708,24 @@ func ReliableDbCreate(db *gorm.DB, entry interface{}) error {
 		if err == nil {
 			return nil
 		}
-
-		//errMsg := err.Error()
-		if errors.Is(err, sqlite3.ErrBusy) || errors.Is(err, sqlite3.ErrLocked) {
-			// accounts for wrapped errors like:
-			// * "database is locked (5) (SQLITE_BUSY)"
-			// * "database is locked (261)" -- 261 is SQLITE_BUSY_RECOVERY (5 || 1<<8)
-			time.Sleep(time.Duration(i*rand.Intn(100)) * time.Millisecond)
-			continue
-		} else if errors.Is(err, sqlite3.ErrConstraintUnique) {
-			//if strings.Contains(errMsg, "UNIQUE constraint failed") {
-			if i == 0 {
-				return err
-			} else {
-				return nil
+		if err != nil {
+			errMsg := err.Error()
+			if errMsg == "database is locked (5) (SQLITE_BUSY)" || errMsg == "database is locked (261)" {
+				time.Sleep(time.Duration(i*rand.Intn(100)) * time.Millisecond)
+				continue
 			}
+			if strings.Contains(errMsg, "UNIQUE constraint failed") {
+				if i == 0 {
+					return err
+				} else {
+					return nil
+				}
+			}
+			return fmt.Errorf("unrecoverable sqlite error: %w", err)
+		}
+		if err != nil && err.Error() != "database is locked (5) (SQLITE_BUSY)" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unrecoverable sqlite error: %w", err)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("unrecoverable sqlite error: %w", err)
 	}
 	return fmt.Errorf("failed to create DB entry even with %d retries: %w", i, err)
 }