diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index abc57b9..6dc83a9 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ exports.plugin.dump = utils.toPromise(function (writableStream, opts, callback)
   // db.name replaced db._db_name in pouch 6.0.0
   /* istanbul ignore next */
   var dbName = self.name || self._db_name;
-  var output = new PouchDB(dbName, {
+  var output = new PouchDB('WS$' + dbName, {
     adapter: 'writableStream'
   });
   output.setupStream(writableStream);
diff --git a/lib/writable-stream.js b/lib/writable-stream.js
index 31df6eb..d8bd46d 100644
--- a/lib/writable-stream.js
+++ b/lib/writable-stream.js
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ function WritableStreamPouch(opts, callback) {
     api.ndj.pipe(stream);
   };
 
+  api._remote = true;
+
   /* istanbul ignore next */
   api.type = function () {
     return 'writableStream';