diff --git a/my/core/compat.py b/my/core/compat.py
index eb973fa..c85ea72 100644
--- a/my/core/compat.py
+++ b/my/core/compat.py
@@ -64,3 +64,19 @@ else:
 
 import os
 windows = os.name == 'nt'
+
+
+import sqlite3
+def sqlite_backup(*, source: sqlite3.Connection, dest: sqlite3.Connection, **kwargs) -> None:
+    if sys.version_info[:2] >= (3, 7):
+        source.backup(dest, **kwargs)
+    else:
+        # https://stackoverflow.com/a/10856450/706389
+        import io
+        tempfile = io.StringIO()
+        for line in source.iterdump():
+            tempfile.write('%s\n' % line)
+        tempfile.seek(0)
+
+        dest.cursor().executescript(tempfile.read())
+        dest.commit()
diff --git a/my/core/sqlite.py b/my/core/sqlite.py
index e6180b3..1b38869 100644
--- a/my/core/sqlite.py
+++ b/my/core/sqlite.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ def sqlite_copy_and_open(db: PathIsh) -> sqlite3.Connection:
         tocopy = [dp] + [p for p in dp.parent.glob(dp.name + '-*') if not p.name.endswith('-shm')]
         for p in tocopy:
             shutil.copy(p, tdir / p.name)
-        with sqlite3.connect(tdir / dp.name) as conn:
-            conn.backup(dest)
+        with sqlite3.connect(str(tdir / dp.name)) as conn:
+            from .compat import sqlite_backup
+            sqlite_backup(source=conn, dest=dest)
     return dest