diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 12870a0dc..2cb6c23f6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@ require (
 	github.com/konsorten/go-windows-terminal-sequences v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/lib/pq v0.0.0-20170918175043-23da1db4f16d
 	github.com/matrix-org/dugong v0.0.0-20171220115018-ea0a4690a0d5
+	github.com/matrix-org/go-sqlite3-js v0.0.0-20200119033421-beabc8946bf7
 	github.com/matrix-org/gomatrix v0.0.0-20190528120928-7df988a63f26
 	github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib v0.0.0-20200110113524-5f9a44f2fc67
 	github.com/matrix-org/naffka v0.0.0-20171115094957-662bfd0841d0
 	github.com/matrix-org/util v0.0.0-20171127121716-2e2df66af2f5
+	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v2.0.2+incompatible
 	github.com/nfnt/resize v0.0.0-20160724205520-891127d8d1b5
 	github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go v0.0.0-20170806192116-8ebe5d4e236e
 	github.com/pierrec/lz4 v0.0.0-20161206202305-5c9560bfa9ac // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c74ac43f3..33002c82b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ github.com/lib/pq v0.0.0-20170918175043-23da1db4f16d h1:Hdtccv31GWxWoCzWsIhZXy5N
 github.com/lib/pq v0.0.0-20170918175043-23da1db4f16d/go.mod h1:5WUZQaWbwv1U+lTReE5YruASi9Al49XbQIvNi/34Woo=
 github.com/matrix-org/dugong v0.0.0-20171220115018-ea0a4690a0d5 h1:nMX2t7hbGF0NYDYySx0pCqEKGKAeZIiSqlWSspetlhY=
 github.com/matrix-org/dugong v0.0.0-20171220115018-ea0a4690a0d5/go.mod h1:NgPCr+UavRGH6n5jmdX8DuqFZ4JiCWIJoZiuhTRLSUg=
+github.com/matrix-org/go-sqlite3-js v0.0.0-20200119033421-beabc8946bf7 h1:TfoCHWdbtAzwC3ML0LUqOLZPPML9oB1BggattWfp0xs=
+github.com/matrix-org/go-sqlite3-js v0.0.0-20200119033421-beabc8946bf7/go.mod h1:e+cg2q7C7yE5QnAXgzo512tgFh1RbQLC0+jozuegKgo=
 github.com/matrix-org/gomatrix v0.0.0-20190130130140-385f072fe9af h1:piaIBNQGIHnni27xRB7VKkEwoWCgAmeuYf8pxAyG0bI=
 github.com/matrix-org/gomatrix v0.0.0-20190130130140-385f072fe9af/go.mod h1:3fxX6gUjWyI/2Bt7J1OLhpCzOfO/bB3AiX0cJtEKud0=
 github.com/matrix-org/gomatrix v0.0.0-20190528120928-7df988a63f26 h1:Hr3zjRsq2bhrnp3Ky1qgx/fzCtCALOoGYylh2tpS9K4=
@@ -71,6 +73,8 @@ github.com/matrix-org/naffka v0.0.0-20171115094957-662bfd0841d0 h1:p7WTwG+aXM86+
 github.com/matrix-org/naffka v0.0.0-20171115094957-662bfd0841d0/go.mod h1:cXoYQIENbdWIQHt1SyCo6Bl3C3raHwJ0wgVrXHSqf+A=
 github.com/matrix-org/util v0.0.0-20171127121716-2e2df66af2f5 h1:W7l5CP4V7wPyPb4tYE11dbmeAOwtFQBTW0rf4OonOS8=
 github.com/matrix-org/util v0.0.0-20171127121716-2e2df66af2f5/go.mod h1:lePuOiXLNDott7NZfnQvJk0lAZ5HgvIuWGhel6J+RLA=
+github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v2.0.2+incompatible h1:qzw9c2GNT8UFrgWNDhCTqRqYUSmu/Dav/9Z58LGpk7U=
+github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v2.0.2+incompatible/go.mod h1:FPy6KqzDD04eiIsT53CuJW3U88zkxoIYsOqkbpncsNc=
 github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions v1.0.1 h1:4hp9jkHxhMHkqkrB3Ix0jegS5sx/RkqARlsWZ6pIwiU=
 github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions v1.0.1/go.mod h1:D8He9yQNgCq6Z5Ld7szi9bcBfOoFv/3dc6xSMkL2PC0=
 github.com/miekg/dns v1.1.4 h1:rCMZsU2ScVSYcAsOXgmC6+AKOK+6pmQTOcw03nfwYV0=
diff --git a/roomserver/storage/sqlite3/storage.go b/roomserver/storage/sqlite3/storage.go
index 138d971f9..957f68178 100644
--- a/roomserver/storage/sqlite3/storage.go
+++ b/roomserver/storage/sqlite3/storage.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver/api"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver/types"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
-	_ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
+	_ "github.com/matrix-org/go-sqlite3-js/sqlite3_js"
 )
 
 // A Database is used to store room events and stream offsets.
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func Open(dataSourceName string) (*Database, error) {
 	} else {
 		return nil, errors.New("no filename or path in connect string")
 	}
-	if d.db, err = sql.Open("sqlite3", cs); err != nil {
+	if d.db, err = sql.Open("sqlite3_js", cs); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	d.db.Exec("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL;")