diff --git a/packages/expo-sqlite/src/SQLite.web.ts b/packages/expo-sqlite/src/SQLite.web.ts
index 4d70f972ecb3b..c4a2e791cb07a 100644
--- a/packages/expo-sqlite/src/SQLite.web.ts
+++ b/packages/expo-sqlite/src/SQLite.web.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,11 @@
-export const { openDatabase } = global;
+export function openDatabase(fileInfo, ...args) {
+  let name = fileInfo;
+
+  if (typeof fileInfo !== 'string') {
+    name = fileInfo.name;
+  }
+
+  global.openDatabase(name, ...args);
+}
+
 export default { openDatabase };