diff --git a/lib/writable-stream.js b/lib/writable-stream.js
index 31df6eb..139e709 100644
--- a/lib/writable-stream.js
+++ b/lib/writable-stream.js
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ function WritableStreamPouch(opts, callback) {
 
   /* istanbul ignore next */
   api.type = function () {
-    return 'writableStream';
+    // see https://github.com/pouchdb/pouchdb/issues/6106
+    return 'http';
   };
 
   api._id = utils.toPromise(function (callback) {