diff --git a/ci/run.py b/ci/run.py
index ec9620a..08e560a 100755
--- a/ci/run.py
+++ b/ci/run.py
@@ -216,7 +216,10 @@ def main():
 
 
 def start_and_test_with_db(db):
-    fileservers = ('go_fileserver', 'c_fileserver')
+    if db == 'sqlite3':
+        fileservers = ('c_fileserver')
+    else:
+        fileservers = ('go_fileserver', 'c_fileserver')
     for fileserver in fileservers:
         shell('rm -rf {}/*'.format(INSTALLDIR))
         info('Setting up seafile server with %s database, use %s', db, fileserver)
diff --git a/controller/seafile-controller.c b/controller/seafile-controller.c
index 6e95cbb..f4c7b80 100644
--- a/controller/seafile-controller.c
+++ b/controller/seafile-controller.c
@@ -488,6 +488,17 @@ should_start_go_fileserver()
             ret = FALSE;
         }
     }
+
+    if (ret) {
+        char *type = NULL;
+        type = g_key_file_get_string (key_file, "database", "type", NULL);
+        if (!type || g_strcmp0 (type, "mysql") != 0) {
+            seaf_message ("Use C fileserver because go fileserver does not support sqlite.");
+            ret = FALSE;
+        }
+        g_free (type);
+    }
+
 out:
     g_key_file_free (key_file);
     g_free (seafile_conf);
diff --git a/server/seafile-session.c b/server/seafile-session.c
index ba753ef..dfe7e69 100644
--- a/server/seafile-session.c
+++ b/server/seafile-session.c
@@ -114,6 +114,14 @@ seafile_session_new(const char *central_config_dir,
     session->go_fileserver = g_key_file_get_boolean (config,
                                                      "fileserver", "use_go_fileserver",
                                                      NULL);
+    if (session->go_fileserver) {
+        char *type = NULL;
+        type = g_key_file_get_string (config, "database", "type", NULL);
+        if (!type || g_strcmp0 (type, "mysql") != 0) {
+            session->go_fileserver = FALSE;
+        }
+        g_free (type);
+    }
 
     if (load_database_config (session) < 0) {
         seaf_warning ("Failed to load database config.\n");