diff --git a/TShockAPI/Extensions/DbExt.cs b/TShockAPI/Extensions/DbExt.cs
index b4fc7c31..6d52aec2 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/Extensions/DbExt.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/Extensions/DbExt.cs
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ namespace TShockAPI.DB
 			try
 			{
 				db.Open();
-				using (var com = db.CreateCommand())
+				var com = db.CreateCommand(); // this will be disposed via the QueryResult instance
 				{
 					com.CommandText = query;
 					for (int i = 0; i < args.Length; i++)
 						com.AddParameter("@" + i, args[i]);
 
-					return new QueryResult(db, com.ExecuteReader());
+					return new QueryResult(db, com.ExecuteReader(), com);
 				}
 			}
 			catch (Exception ex)
@@ -117,13 +117,13 @@ namespace TShockAPI.DB
 		{
 			var db = olddb.CloneEx();
 			db.Open();
-			using (var com = db.CreateCommand())
+			var com = db.CreateCommand(); // this will be disposed via the QueryResult instance
 			{
 				com.CommandText = query;
 				foreach (var kv in values)
 					com.AddParameter("@" + kv.Key, kv.Value);
 
-				return new QueryResult(db, com.ExecuteReader());
+				return new QueryResult(db, com.ExecuteReader(), com);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -274,11 +274,13 @@ namespace TShockAPI.DB
 	{
 		public IDbConnection Connection { get; protected set; }
 		public IDataReader Reader { get; protected set; }
+		public IDbCommand Command { get; protected set; }
 
-		public QueryResult(IDbConnection conn, IDataReader reader)
+		public QueryResult(IDbConnection conn, IDataReader reader, IDbCommand command)
 		{
 			Connection = conn;
 			Reader = reader;
+			Command = command;
 		}
 
 		~QueryResult()
@@ -301,6 +303,11 @@ namespace TShockAPI.DB
 					Reader.Dispose();
 					Reader = null;
 				}
+				if (Command != null)
+				{
+					Command.Dispose();
+					Command = null;
+				}
 				if (Connection != null)
 				{
 					Connection.Dispose();
diff --git a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
index 798b5a5b..3d0fd494 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Reflection;
 using MaxMind;
-using System.Data.SQLite;
 using MySql.Data.MySqlClient;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Rests;
@@ -261,7 +260,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 			};
 			// if sqlite.interop cannot be found, try and search the runtimes folder. this usually happens when debugging tsapi
 			// since it does not have the dependency installed directly
-			NativeLibrary.SetDllImportResolver(typeof(SQLiteConnection).Assembly, ResolveNativeDep);
+			NativeLibrary.SetDllImportResolver(typeof(Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.SqliteConnection).Assembly, ResolveNativeDep);
 
 			Main.SettingsUnlock_WorldEvil = true;
 
@@ -322,7 +321,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 				{
 					string sql = Path.Combine(SavePath, Config.Settings.SqliteDBPath);
 					Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(sql));
-					DB = new SQLiteConnection(string.Format("Data Source={0},Version=3", sql));
+					DB = new Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.SqliteConnection(string.Format("Data Source={0}", sql));
 				}
 				else if (Config.Settings.StorageType.ToLower() == "mysql")
 				{
@@ -441,8 +440,16 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 			}
 			catch (Exception ex)
 			{
-				Log.ConsoleError("Fatal Startup Exception");
-				Log.ConsoleError(ex.ToString());
+				if (Log is not null)
+				{
+					Log.ConsoleError("Fatal Startup Exception");
+					Log.ConsoleError(ex.ToString());
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					Console.WriteLine("Fatal Startup Exception");
+					Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString());
+				}
 				Environment.Exit(1);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/TShockAPI/TShockAPI.csproj b/TShockAPI/TShockAPI.csproj
index 0976c16d..ffb1afb4 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/TShockAPI.csproj
+++ b/TShockAPI/TShockAPI.csproj
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="BCrypt.Net-Next" Version="4.0.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="MySql.Data" Version="8.0.28" />
-    <PackageReference Include="SQLite" Version="3.13.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Data.SQLite.Core" Version="1.0.115.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="6.0.3" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/TShockLauncher/TShockLauncher.csproj b/TShockLauncher/TShockLauncher.csproj
index d84c9a12..fa29a381 100644
--- a/TShockLauncher/TShockLauncher.csproj
+++ b/TShockLauncher/TShockLauncher.csproj
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@
 		<!-- match tshocks dependencies so that publishing outputs all files to ./bin -->
 		<PackageReference Include="BCrypt.Net-Next" Version="4.0.3" />
 		<PackageReference Include="MySql.Data" Version="8.0.28" />
-		<PackageReference Include="SQLite" Version="3.13.0" />
-		<PackageReference Include="System.Data.SQLite.Core" Version="1.0.115.5" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="6.0.3" />
 	</ItemGroup>
 	
 	<Target Name="MoveTShockDebug" AfterTargets="FinalCleanup;PostBuildEvent">