diff --git a/platypush/plugins/db/__init__.py b/platypush/plugins/db/__init__.py
index 9e804578..0e99dd5b 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/db/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/db/__init__.py
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ class DbPlugin(Plugin):
         if engine:
             if isinstance(engine, Engine):
                 return engine
+            if engine.startswith('sqlite://'):
+                kwargs['connect_args'] = {'check_same_thread': False}
 
             return create_engine(engine, *args, **kwargs)