1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/wal.c b/src/wal.c
index 11ad7949a..428700588 100644
--- a/src/wal.c
+++ b/src/wal.c
@@ -1445,6 +1445,11 @@ static int walCheckpoint(
 
     /* Release the reader lock held while backfilling */
     walUnlockExclusive(pWal, WAL_READ_LOCK(0), 1);
+  }else{
+    /* Reset the return code so as not to report a checkpoint failure
+    ** just because active readers prevent any backfill.
+    */
+    rc = SQLITE_OK;
   }
 
   walIteratorFree(pIter);