diff --git a/plugins/Chart/ChartDb.py b/plugins/Chart/ChartDb.py
index af5816b2..9dd4d3db 100644
--- a/plugins/Chart/ChartDb.py
+++ b/plugins/Chart/ChartDb.py
@@ -130,5 +130,4 @@ class ChartDb(Db):
             {"date_added_limit": time.time() - 60 * 60 * 24 * 30 }
         )
         if week_back > 1:
-            self.commit("vacuum")
             self.execute("VACUUM")
diff --git a/src/Db/DbCursor.py b/src/Db/DbCursor.py
index a50539f8..36987c9a 100644
--- a/src/Db/DbCursor.py
+++ b/src/Db/DbCursor.py
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ class DbCursor:
         return query, params
 
     def execute(self, query, params=None):
+        if query.upper().strip("; ") == "VACUUM":
+            self.db.commit("vacuum called")
         query = query.strip()
         while self.db.progress_sleeping:
             time.sleep(0.1)