diff --git a/tests/tests_test.go b/tests/tests_test.go
index 0167d406..47c2a7c1 100644
--- a/tests/tests_test.go
+++ b/tests/tests_test.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func OpenTestConnection(cfg *gorm.Config) (db *gorm.DB, err error) {
 		db, err = gorm.Open(mysql.Open(dbDSN), cfg)
 	default:
 		log.Println("testing sqlite3...")
-		db, err = gorm.Open(sqlite.Open(filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "gorm.db")), cfg)
+		db, err = gorm.Open(sqlite.Open(filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "gorm.db?_foreign_keys=on")), cfg)
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {