diff --git a/webif/lib/system.class b/webif/lib/system.class
index cb19d188..dbb30a60 100644
--- a/webif/lib/system.class
+++ b/webif/lib/system.class
@@ -569,16 +569,41 @@ proc {system restartpending} {{mode 1}} {
 	}
 }
 
-proc {system param} {param {type Value} {tbl MENUCONFIG}} {
+proc {system param} {param {type Value} {tbl MENUCONFIG}} {{newdb ""}} {
 	if {[catch {set db [sqlite3.open /var/lib/humaxtv/setup.db]} msg]} {
 		return 0
 	}
+	catch {$db query {pragma busy_timeout(50)}}
 	set val 0
-	set ret [$db query "
-		select item$type
-		from TBL_$tbl
-		where itemName = '$param'
-	"]
+	loop _ 2 {
+		try {
+			set ret [$db query "
+				select item$type
+				from TBL_$tbl
+				where itemName = '$param'
+			"]
+			break
+		} on error {msg opts} {
+			if {[string first "database is locked" $msg] >= 0} {
+				try {
+					if {$newdb eq ""} {
+						set newdb [file tempfile /tmp/setupXXXXXX]
+						defer "catch {file delete $newdb}"
+					}
+					file copy -force /var/lib/humaxtv/setup.db $newdb
+					set db [sqlite3.open $newdb]
+				} on error {msg opts} {
+					file delete $newdb
+					break
+				}
+				continue
+			}
+
+			catch {$db close}
+			return {*}$opts $msg
+		}
+	}
+
 	if {[llength $ret] == 1} {
 		lassign [lindex $ret 0] x val
 	}