diff --git a/app/src/main/java/info/androidhive/sqlite/database/DatabaseHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/info/androidhive/sqlite/database/DatabaseHelper.java
index 2472255..657fc4b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/info/androidhive/sqlite/database/DatabaseHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/info/androidhive/sqlite/database/DatabaseHelper.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public List<Note> getAllNotes() {
         String selectQuery = "SELECT  * FROM " + Note.TABLE_NAME + " ORDER BY " +
                 Note.COLUMN_TIMESTAMP + " DESC";
 
-        SQLiteDatabase db = this.getWritableDatabase();
+        SQLiteDatabase db = this.getReadableDatabase();
         Cursor cursor = db.rawQuery(selectQuery, null);
 
         // looping through all rows and adding to list