diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 74be7d90..9ef4b219 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "build": "VITE_GIT_HASH=`git log -1 --pretty=format:%h` vite build --config vite.config.mts",
     "lint": "eslint --ext .js,.ts,.vue --ignore-path .gitignore src",
     "lint-fix": "eslint --ext .js,.ts,.vue --ignore-path .gitignore --fix src",
-    "prebuild": "eslint --ext .js,.ts,.vue --ignore-path .gitignore src && node sw_combine.js",
+    "prebuild": "eslint --ext .js,.ts,.vue --ignore-path .gitignore src && node sw_combine.js && node scripts/copy-wasm.js",
     "test:all": "npm run test:prerequisites && npm run build && npm run test:web && npm run test:mobile",
     "test:prerequisites": "node scripts/check-prerequisites.js",
     "test:web": "npx playwright test -c playwright.config-local.ts --trace on",
diff --git a/scripts/copy-wasm.js b/scripts/copy-wasm.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fed236be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/copy-wasm.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+// Create public/wasm directory if it doesn't exist
+const wasmDir = path.join(__dirname, '../public/wasm');
+if (!fs.existsSync(wasmDir)) {
+  fs.mkdirSync(wasmDir, { recursive: true });
+}
+
+// Copy the WASM file from node_modules to public/wasm
+const sourceFile = path.join(__dirname, '../node_modules/@jlongster/sql.js/dist/sql-wasm.wasm');
+const targetFile = path.join(wasmDir, 'sql-wasm.wasm');
+
+fs.copyFileSync(sourceFile, targetFile);
+console.log('WASM file copied successfully!'); 
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diff --git a/src/registerSQLWorker.js b/src/registerSQLWorker.js
index 68b9ac4b..d728a8e9 100644
--- a/src/registerSQLWorker.js
+++ b/src/registerSQLWorker.js
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ import IndexedDBBackend from 'absurd-sql/dist/indexeddb-backend';
 
 async function run() {
   console.log("----- initSqlJs");
-  let SQL = await initSqlJs({ locateFile: file => file });
+  let SQL = await initSqlJs({
+    locateFile: file => {
+      // In Vite, we need to use the full URL to the WASM file
+      return new URL(`/node_modules/@jlongster/sql.js/dist/${file}`, import.meta.url).href;
+    }
+  });
   let sqlFS = new SQLiteFS(SQL.FS, new IndexedDBBackend());
   SQL.register_for_idb(sqlFS);
 
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index ac4dc310..61a62e08 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     mainFields: ['module', 'jsnext:main', 'jsnext', 'main'],
   },
   optimizeDeps: {
-    include: ['nostr-tools', 'nostr-tools/nip06', 'nostr-tools/core'],
+    include: ['nostr-tools', 'nostr-tools/nip06', 'nostr-tools/core', '@jlongster/sql.js'],
     esbuildOptions: {
       define: {
         global: 'globalThis'
@@ -48,5 +48,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
         }
       }
     }
-  }
+  },
+  assetsInclude: ['**/*.wasm']
 }); 
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