diff --git a/web/database/worker/db-worker.js b/web/database/worker/db-worker.js
--- a/web/database/worker/db-worker.js
+++ b/web/database/worker/db-worker.js
@@ -1,7 +1,18 @@
 // @flow
 
+import localforage from 'localforage';
+
 import { type SharedWorkerMessageEvent } from '../../types/worker-types.js';
 
+const localforageConfig: PartialConfig = {
+  driver: localforage.INDEXEDDB,
+  name: 'comm',
+  storeName: 'commStorage',
+  description: 'Comm encrypted database storage',
+  version: '1.0',
+};
+localforage.config(localforageConfig);
+
 function connectHandler(event: SharedWorkerMessageEvent) {
   if (!event.ports.length) {
     return;