diff --git a/src/crypto/store/sqlite.rs b/src/crypto/store/sqlite.rs
index cc29f88b..211075cb 100644
--- a/src/crypto/store/sqlite.rs
+++ b/src/crypto/store/sqlite.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ static DATABASE_NAME: &str = "matrix-sdk-crypto.db";
 
 impl SqliteStore {
     async fn open<P: AsRef<Path>>(user_id: &str, device_id: &str, path: P) -> Result<SqliteStore> {
-        SqliteStore::open_helper(user_id, device_id, path, None).await
+        let url = SqliteStore::path_to_url(path)?;
+        SqliteStore::open_helper(user_id, device_id, url.as_ref(), None).await
     }
 
     async fn open_with_passphrase<P: AsRef<Path>>(
@@ -30,19 +31,35 @@ impl SqliteStore {
         path: P,
         passphrase: String,
     ) -> Result<SqliteStore> {
-        SqliteStore::open_helper(user_id, device_id, path, Some(Zeroizing::new(passphrase))).await
+        let url = SqliteStore::path_to_url(path)?;
+        SqliteStore::open_helper(
+            user_id,
+            device_id,
+            url.as_ref(),
+            Some(Zeroizing::new(passphrase)),
+        )
+        .await
     }
 
-    async fn open_helper<P: AsRef<Path>>(
+    async fn open_in_memory(user_id: &str, device_id: &str) -> Result<SqliteStore> {
+        SqliteStore::open_helper(user_id, device_id, "sqlite::memory:", None).await
+    }
+
+    fn path_to_url<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<Url> {
+        let url = Url::from_directory_path(path.as_ref()).expect("Can't create URL from directory");
+        let url = url
+            .join(DATABASE_NAME)
+            .expect("Can't append database name to URL");
+        Ok(url)
+    }
+
+    async fn open_helper(
         user_id: &str,
         device_id: &str,
-        path: P,
+        sqlite_url: &str,
         passphrase: Option<Zeroizing<String>>,
     ) -> Result<SqliteStore> {
-        let url = Url::from_directory_path(path.as_ref()).unwrap();
-        let url = url.join(DATABASE_NAME).unwrap();
-
-        let connection = SqliteConnection::connect(url.as_ref()).await.unwrap();
+        let connection = SqliteConnection::connect(sqlite_url).await.unwrap();
         let store = SqliteStore {
             user_id: Arc::new(user_id.to_owned()),
             device_id: Arc::new(device_id.to_owned()),
@@ -114,8 +131,23 @@ impl CryptoStore for SqliteStore {
         )
         .bind(&*self.user_id)
         .bind(&*self.device_id)
+        .bind(&pickle)
+        .bind(acc.shared)
+        .execute(&mut *connection)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+        query(
+            "UPDATE account
+               SET pickle = ?,
+                   shared = ?
+               WHERE user_id = ? and
+                    device_id = ?",
+        )
         .bind(pickle)
-        .bind(true)
+        .bind(acc.shared)
+        .bind(&*self.user_id)
+        .bind(&*self.device_id)
         .execute(&mut *connection)
         .await
         .unwrap();
@@ -132,14 +164,23 @@ mod test {
 
     use super::{Account, CryptoStore, SqliteStore};
 
+    static USER_ID: &str = "@example:localhost";
+    static DEVICE_ID: &str = "DEVICEID";
+
     async fn get_store() -> SqliteStore {
         let tmpdir = tempdir().unwrap();
         let tmpdir_path = tmpdir.path().to_str().unwrap();
-        SqliteStore::open("@example:localhost", "DEVICEID", tmpdir_path)
+        SqliteStore::open(USER_ID, DEVICE_ID, tmpdir_path)
             .await
             .expect("Can't create store")
     }
 
+    async fn get_memory_store() -> SqliteStore {
+        SqliteStore::open_in_memory(USER_ID, DEVICE_ID)
+            .await
+            .expect("Can't create memory store")
+    }
+
     fn get_account() -> Arc<Mutex<Account>> {
         let account = Account::new();
         Arc::new(Mutex::new(account))
@@ -167,7 +208,7 @@ mod test {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn load_account() {
-        let store = get_store().await;
+        let store = get_memory_store().await;
         let account = get_account();
 
         store