diff --git a/gui/package.json b/gui/package.json
index a9d95fcb..0dbb4519 100644
--- a/gui/package.json
+++ b/gui/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "FreeDATA",
-  "version": "0.4.1-alpha",
+  "version": "0.4.2-alpha",
   "description": "FreeDATA ",
   "main": "main.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     "emoji-picker-element-data": "^1.3.0",
     "mime": "^3.0.0",
     "pouchdb": "^7.3.0",
+    "pouchdb-browser": "^7.3.0",
     "pouchdb-find": "^7.3.0",
     "qth-locator": "^2.1.0",
     "utf8": "^3.0.0",
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@
   "build": {
     "productName": "FreeDATA",
     "appId": "app.freedata",
-    "npmRebuild" : "false",
+    "npmRebuild": "false",
     "directories": {
       "buildResources": "src/img",
       "output": "dist"
@@ -94,4 +95,3 @@
     ]
   }
 }
-
diff --git a/gui/preload-chat.js b/gui/preload-chat.js
index 507073ed..002a7c97 100644
--- a/gui/preload-chat.js
+++ b/gui/preload-chat.js
@@ -46,7 +46,20 @@ var selected_callsign = '';
 
 var chatDB = path.join(configFolder, 'chatDB')
 // ---- MessageDB
-var PouchDB = require('pouchdb');
+try{
+    var PouchDB = require('pouchdb');
+} catch(err){
+    console.log(err);
+
+    /*
+    This is a fix for raspberryPi where we get an error when loading pouchdb because of
+    leveldown package isnt running on ARM devices.
+    pouchdb-browser does not depend on leveldb and seems to be working.
+    */
+    console.log("using pouchdb-browser fallback")
+    var PouchDB = require('pouchdb-browser');
+}
+
 PouchDB.plugin(require('pouchdb-find'));
 var db = new PouchDB(chatDB);
 var dxcallsigns = new Set();
@@ -759,7 +772,7 @@ update_chat = function(obj) {
             });
         });
 
-    };
+    }
     //window.location = window.location
 }
 
@@ -815,7 +828,7 @@ function get_icon_for_state(state) {
         var status_icon = '<i class="bi bi-question" style="font-size:1rem;"></i>';
     }
     return status_icon;
-};    
+}