diff --git a/server/client.ts b/server/client.ts
index 1af16751..33abf2ab 100644
--- a/server/client.ts
+++ b/server/client.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class Client {
 
 		if (!Config.values.public && client.config.log) {
 			if (Config.values.messageStorage.includes("sqlite")) {
-				client.messageProvider = new SqliteMessageStorage(client);
+				client.messageProvider = new SqliteMessageStorage(client.name);
 				client.messageStorage.push(client.messageProvider);
 			}
 
diff --git a/server/models/chan.ts b/server/models/chan.ts
index 1298353c..8fd68ed7 100644
--- a/server/models/chan.ts
+++ b/server/models/chan.ts
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ class Chan {
 		}
 
 		client.messageProvider
-			.getMessages(network, this)
+			.getMessages(network, this, () => client.idMsg++)
 			.then((messages) => {
 				if (messages.length === 0) {
 					if (network.irc!.network.cap.isEnabled("znc.in/playback")) {
diff --git a/server/plugins/messageStorage/sqlite.ts b/server/plugins/messageStorage/sqlite.ts
index 698f7c82..7538da8e 100644
--- a/server/plugins/messageStorage/sqlite.ts
+++ b/server/plugins/messageStorage/sqlite.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import path from "path";
 import fs from "fs/promises";
 import Config from "../../config";
 import Msg, {Message} from "../../models/msg";
-import Client from "../../client";
 import Chan, {Channel} from "../../models/chan";
 import Helper from "../../helper";
 import type {SearchResponse, SearchQuery, SearchableMessageStorage} from "./types";
@@ -49,17 +48,17 @@ class SqliteMessageStorage implements SearchableMessageStorage {
 	isEnabled: boolean;
 	database!: Database;
 	initDone: Deferred;
-	client: Client;
+	userName: string;
 
-	constructor(client: Client) {
-		this.client = client;
+	constructor(userName: string) {
+		this.userName = userName;
 		this.isEnabled = false;
 		this.initDone = new Deferred();
 	}
 
 	async _enable() {
 		const logsPath = Config.getUserLogsPath();
-		const sqlitePath = path.join(logsPath, `${this.client.name}.sqlite3`);
+		const sqlitePath = path.join(logsPath, `${this.userName}.sqlite3`);
 
 		try {
 			await fs.mkdir(logsPath, {recursive: true});
@@ -186,13 +185,11 @@ class SqliteMessageStorage implements SearchableMessageStorage {
 		]);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Load messages for given channel on a given network and resolve a promise with loaded messages.
-	 *
-	 * @param network Network - Network object where the channel is
-	 * @param channel Channel - Channel object for which to load messages for
-	 */
-	async getMessages(network: Network, channel: Channel): Promise<Message[]> {
+	async getMessages(
+		network: Network,
+		channel: Channel,
+		nextID: () => number
+	): Promise<Message[]> {
 		await this.initDone.promise;
 
 		if (!this.isEnabled || Config.values.maxHistory === 0) {
@@ -215,7 +212,7 @@ class SqliteMessageStorage implements SearchableMessageStorage {
 			msg.type = row.type;
 
 			const newMsg = new Msg(msg);
-			newMsg.id = this.client.idMsg++;
+			newMsg.id = nextID();
 
 			return newMsg;
 		});
diff --git a/server/plugins/messageStorage/types.d.ts b/server/plugins/messageStorage/types.d.ts
index acaa041a..2ead5575 100644
--- a/server/plugins/messageStorage/types.d.ts
+++ b/server/plugins/messageStorage/types.d.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ interface MessageStorage {
 
 	deleteChannel(network: Network, channel: Channel): Promise<void>;
 
-	getMessages(network: Network, channel: Channel): Promise<Message[]>;
+	getMessages(network: Network, channel: Channel, nextID: () => number): Promise<Message[]>;
 
 	canProvideMessages(): boolean;
 }
diff --git a/test/plugins/sqlite.ts b/test/plugins/sqlite.ts
index 4476faf0..16c832f1 100644
--- a/test/plugins/sqlite.ts
+++ b/test/plugins/sqlite.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import util from "../util";
 import Msg, {MessageType} from "../../server/models/msg";
 import Config from "../../server/config";
 import MessageStorage from "../../server/plugins/messageStorage/sqlite";
-import Client from "../../server/client";
 
 describe("SQLite Message Storage", function () {
 	// Increase timeout due to unpredictable I/O on CI services
@@ -17,10 +16,7 @@ describe("SQLite Message Storage", function () {
 	let store: MessageStorage;
 
 	before(function (done) {
-		store = new MessageStorage({
-			name: "testUser",
-			idMsg: 1,
-		} as Client);
+		store = new MessageStorage("testUser");
 
 		// Delete database file from previous test run
 		if (fs.existsSync(expectedPath)) {
@@ -47,7 +43,7 @@ describe("SQLite Message Storage", function () {
 
 	it("should resolve an empty array when disabled", async function () {
 		store.isEnabled = false;
-		const messages = await store.getMessages(null as any, null as any);
+		const messages = await store.getMessages(null as any, null as any, null as any);
 		expect(messages).to.be.empty;
 		store.isEnabled = true;
 	});
@@ -106,13 +102,15 @@ describe("SQLite Message Storage", function () {
 	});
 
 	it("should retrieve previously stored message", async function () {
+		let msgid = 0;
 		const messages = await store.getMessages(
 			{
 				uuid: "this-is-a-network-guid",
 			} as any,
 			{
 				name: "#thisisaCHANNEL",
-			} as any
+			} as any,
+			() => msgid++
 		);
 		expect(messages).to.have.lengthOf(1);
 		const msg = messages[0];
@@ -138,9 +136,11 @@ describe("SQLite Message Storage", function () {
 				);
 			}
 
+			let msgId = 0;
 			const messages = await store.getMessages(
 				{uuid: "retrieval-order-test-network"} as any,
-				{name: "#channel"} as any
+				{name: "#channel"} as any,
+				() => msgId++
 			);
 			expect(messages).to.have.lengthOf(2);
 			expect(messages.map((i_1) => i_1.text)).to.deep.equal(["msg 198", "msg 199"]);