diff --git a/web/database/database-module-provider.js b/web/database/database-module-provider.js
--- a/web/database/database-module-provider.js
+++ b/web/database/database-module-provider.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     }
   }
 
-  init() {
+  init(encryptionKey?: ?SubtleCrypto$JsonWebKey) {
     this.status = databaseStatuses.initInProgress;
     this.worker = new SharedWorker(DATABASE_WORKER_PATH);
     this.worker.onerror = console.error;
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
           type: workerRequestMessageTypes.INIT,
           sqljsFilePath: `${origin}${SQLJS_FILE_PATH}`,
           sqljsFilename,
+          encryptionKey,
         });
         this.status = databaseStatuses.initSuccess;
         console.info('Database initialization success');
@@ -68,7 +69,10 @@
     })();
   }
 
-  initDBForLoggedInUser(currentLoggedInUserID: ?string) {
+  initDBForLoggedInUser(
+    currentLoggedInUserID: ?string,
+    encryptionKey?: ?SubtleCrypto$JsonWebKey,
+  ) {
     if (this.status === databaseStatuses.initSuccess) {
       return;
     }
@@ -77,7 +81,7 @@
       this.status === databaseStatuses.notSupported &&
       isSQLiteSupported(currentLoggedInUserID)
     ) {
-      this.init();
+      this.init(encryptionKey);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/web/types/worker-types.js b/web/types/worker-types.js
--- a/web/types/worker-types.js
+++ b/web/types/worker-types.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
   +type: 1,
   +sqljsFilePath: string,
   +sqljsFilename: ?string,
+  +encryptionKey?: ?SubtleCrypto$JsonWebKey,
 };
 
 export type GenerateDatabaseEncryptionKeyRequestMessage = {