diff --git a/SYS/database.py b/SYS/database.py
index 9066b78..f358e9a 100644
--- a/SYS/database.py
+++ b/SYS/database.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import sqlite3
 import json
+import threading
+from queue import Queue
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 from contextlib import contextmanager
@@ -158,18 +160,53 @@ class Database:
 # Singleton instance
 db = Database()
 
+_LOG_QUEUE: Queue[tuple[str, str, str]] = Queue()
+_LOG_THREAD_STARTED = False
+_LOG_THREAD_LOCK = threading.Lock()
+
+
+def _log_worker_loop() -> None:
+    while True:
+        level, module, message = _LOG_QUEUE.get()
+        try:
+            db.execute(
+                "INSERT INTO logs (level, module, message) VALUES (?, ?, ?)",
+                (level, module, message)
+            )
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+        finally:
+            try:
+                _LOG_QUEUE.task_done()
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+
+def _ensure_log_thread() -> None:
+    global _LOG_THREAD_STARTED
+    if _LOG_THREAD_STARTED:
+        return
+    with _LOG_THREAD_LOCK:
+        if _LOG_THREAD_STARTED:
+            return
+        thread = threading.Thread(
+            target=_log_worker_loop,
+            name="mediosdb-log",
+            daemon=True
+        )
+        thread.start()
+        _LOG_THREAD_STARTED = True
+
 def get_db() -> Database:
     return db
 
 def log_to_db(level: str, module: str, message: str):
-    """Log a message to the database."""
+    """Log a message to the database asynchronously."""
     try:
-        db.execute(
-            "INSERT INTO logs (level, module, message) VALUES (?, ?, ?)",
-            (level, module, message)
-        )
+        _ensure_log_thread()
+        _LOG_QUEUE.put((level, module, message))
     except Exception:
-        # Avoid recursive logging errors if DB is locked
+        # Avoid recursive logging errors if the queue fails
         pass
 
 # Initialize DB logger in the unified logger