diff --git a/src/datomish/jdbc_sqlite.clj b/src/datomish/jdbc_sqlite.clj
index a3f5a5b9..9a3a3bf4 100644
--- a/src/datomish/jdbc_sqlite.clj
+++ b/src/datomish/jdbc_sqlite.clj
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 (defn open
   [path & {:keys [mode]}]
   (let [spec {:classname "org.sqlite.JDBC"
+              :identifiers identity
               :subprotocol "sqlite"
               :subname path}] ;; TODO: use mode.
     (go-pair