diff --git a/web/database/worker/db-worker.js b/web/database/worker/db-worker.js
index 570f6b411..d20b31fbf 100644
--- a/web/database/worker/db-worker.js
+++ b/web/database/worker/db-worker.js
@@ -1,19 +1,30 @@
 // @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;
   }
   const port: MessagePort = event.ports[0];
   console.log('Web database worker alive!');
 
   port.onmessage = async function (messageEvent: MessageEvent) {
     console.log('message from main thread: ', messageEvent.data);
 
     port.postMessage({ message: 'response from worker' });
   };
 }
 
 self.addEventListener('connect', connectHandler);