Index: src/SL3Connection.h
==================================================================
--- src/SL3Connection.h
+++ src/SL3Connection.h
@@ -32,12 +32,14 @@
 @public
 #endif
 	sqlite3 *_db;
 }
 
++ (instancetype)connectionWithPath: (OFString *)path;
 + (instancetype)connectionWithPath: (OFString *)path
 			     flags: (int)flags;
+- (instancetype)initWithPath: (OFString *)path;
 - (instancetype)initWithPath: (OFString *)path
-		       flags: (int)flags;
+		       flags: (int)flags OF_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER;
 @end
 
 OF_ASSUME_NONNULL_END

Index: src/SL3Connection.m
==================================================================
--- src/SL3Connection.m
+++ src/SL3Connection.m
@@ -23,16 +23,27 @@
 #import "SL3Connection.h"
 
 #import "SL3OpenFailedException.h"
 
 @implementation SL3Connection
++ (instancetype)connectionWithPath: (OFString *)path
+{
+	return [[[self alloc] initWithPath: path] autorelease];
+}
+
 + (instancetype)connectionWithPath: (OFString *)path
 			     flags: (int)flags
 {
 	return [[[self alloc] initWithPath: path
 				     flags: flags] autorelease];
 }
+
+- (instancetype)initWithPath: (OFString *)path
+{
+	return [self initWithPath: path
+			    flags: SQLITE_OPEN_READWRITE | SQLITE_OPEN_CREATE];
+}
 
 - (instancetype)initWithPath: (OFString *)path
 		       flags: (int)flags
 {
 	self = [super init];