diff --git a/Hub/internal/store/config.go b/Hub/internal/store/config.go
index 7404c54..f7fa015 100644
--- a/Hub/internal/store/config.go
+++ b/Hub/internal/store/config.go
@@ -117,17 +117,18 @@ func (s *SQLiteStore) FactoryReset() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	// Defers are safe here; tx.Rollback() is a no-op if tx.Commit() succeeds.
-	defer tx.Rollback()
+	defer tx.Rollback() // Rollback on any error.
 
-	// Wipe all tables (Order matters if foreign keys aren't set to CASCADE,
-	// though ours are, it is best practice to be explicit).
+	// Wipe all tables. The order is important for manual deletion without cascades.
+	// It is best practice to be explicit, even though ON DELETE CASCADE is enabled.
 	queries := []string{
 		"DELETE FROM events",
 		"DELETE FROM sensor_heartbeats",
 		"DELETE FROM node_sensors",
 		"DELETE FROM nodes",
 		"DELETE FROM config",
+		// Reset the autoincrement counter for the events table.
+		"DELETE FROM sqlite_sequence WHERE name = 'events'",
 	}
 
 	for _, q := range queries {
@@ -136,9 +137,10 @@ func (s *SQLiteStore) FactoryReset() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
+	// Re-initialize default config within the same transaction.
+	if err := initializeDefaultConfigTx(tx); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return InitializeDefaultConfig(s.DB)
+	return tx.Commit()
 }
diff --git a/Hub/internal/store/sqlite.go b/Hub/internal/store/sqlite.go
index ad2658d..7f51e7c 100644
--- a/Hub/internal/store/sqlite.go
+++ b/Hub/internal/store/sqlite.go
@@ -113,6 +113,19 @@ func NewStore(dbPath string) (*SQLiteStore, error) {
 }
 
 func InitializeDefaultConfig(db *sql.DB) error {
+	tx, err := db.Begin()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer tx.Rollback()
+
+	if err := initializeDefaultConfigTx(tx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return tx.Commit()
+}
+
+func initializeDefaultConfigTx(tx *sql.Tx) error {
 	defaults := map[string]string{
 		"is_armed":          "true",
 		"webhook_type":      "ntfy",
@@ -124,11 +137,6 @@ func InitializeDefaultConfig(db *sql.DB) error {
 		"siem_protocol":     "tcp",
 	}
 
-	tx, err := db.Begin()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	stmt, err := tx.Prepare("INSERT OR IGNORE INTO config (key, value) VALUES (?, ?)")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -137,10 +145,9 @@ func InitializeDefaultConfig(db *sql.DB) error {
 
 	for k, v := range defaults {
 		if _, err := stmt.Exec(k, v); err != nil {
-			tx.Rollback()
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 
-	return tx.Commit()
+	return nil
 }