diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/api/SubscriptionHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/api/SubscriptionHelper.kt
index b4b9203ac..aec89d9e8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/api/SubscriptionHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/api/SubscriptionHelper.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package com.github.libretube.api
 
 import android.util.Log
+import com.github.libretube.db.DatabaseHolder
+import com.github.libretube.db.obj.LocalSubscription
 import com.github.libretube.extensions.TAG
+import com.github.libretube.extensions.await
 import com.github.libretube.obj.Subscribe
 import com.github.libretube.preferences.PreferenceHelper
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
@@ -23,9 +26,11 @@ object SubscriptionHelper {
                 }
             }
         } else {
-            val channels = PreferenceHelper.getLocalSubscriptions().toMutableList()
-            channels.add(channelId)
-            PreferenceHelper.setLocalSubscriptions(channels)
+            Thread {
+                DatabaseHolder.db.localSubscriptionDao().insertAll(
+                    LocalSubscription(channelId)
+                )
+            }.start()
         }
     }
 
@@ -42,9 +47,11 @@ object SubscriptionHelper {
                 }
             }
         } else {
-            val channels = PreferenceHelper.getLocalSubscriptions().toMutableList()
-            channels.remove(channelId)
-            PreferenceHelper.setLocalSubscriptions(channels)
+            Thread {
+                DatabaseHolder.db.localSubscriptionDao().delete(
+                    LocalSubscription(channelId)
+                )
+            }.start()
         }
     }
 
@@ -61,7 +68,11 @@ object SubscriptionHelper {
             }
             return isSubscribed.subscribed
         } else {
-            return PreferenceHelper.getLocalSubscriptions().contains(channelId)
+            var isSubscribed = false
+            Thread {
+                isSubscribed = DatabaseHolder.db.localSubscriptionDao().includes(channelId)
+            }.await()
+            return isSubscribed
         }
     }
 
@@ -78,15 +89,28 @@ object SubscriptionHelper {
                 e.printStackTrace()
             }
         } else {
-            val channels = PreferenceHelper.getLocalSubscriptions().toMutableList()
+            val newLocalSubscriptions = mutableListOf<LocalSubscription>()
             newChannels.forEach {
-                if (!channels.contains(it)) channels += it
+                newLocalSubscriptions += LocalSubscription(channelId = it)
             }
-            PreferenceHelper.setLocalSubscriptions(channels)
+            Thread {
+                DatabaseHolder.db.localSubscriptionDao().insertAll(
+                    *newChannels.map { LocalSubscription(it) }.toTypedArray()
+                )
+            }.start()
         }
     }
 
+    fun getLocalSubscriptions(): List<LocalSubscription> {
+        var localSubscriptions = listOf<LocalSubscription>()
+        Thread {
+            localSubscriptions = DatabaseHolder.db.localSubscriptionDao().getAll()
+        }.await()
+        return localSubscriptions
+    }
+
     fun getFormattedLocalSubscriptions(): String {
-        return PreferenceHelper.getLocalSubscriptions().joinToString(",")
+        val localSubscriptions = getLocalSubscriptions()
+        return localSubscriptions.map { it.channelId }.joinToString(",")
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/db/AppDatabase.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/db/AppDatabase.kt
index e919953ea..6ecbfbe22 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/db/AppDatabase.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/db/AppDatabase.kt
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 package com.github.libretube.db
 
+import androidx.room.AutoMigration
 import androidx.room.Database
 import androidx.room.RoomDatabase
 import com.github.libretube.db.dao.CustomInstanceDao
+import com.github.libretube.db.dao.LocalSubscriptionDao
 import com.github.libretube.db.dao.SearchHistoryDao
 import com.github.libretube.db.dao.WatchHistoryDao
 import com.github.libretube.db.dao.WatchPositionDao
 import com.github.libretube.db.obj.CustomInstance
+import com.github.libretube.db.obj.LocalSubscription
 import com.github.libretube.db.obj.SearchHistoryItem
 import com.github.libretube.db.obj.WatchHistoryItem
 import com.github.libretube.db.obj.WatchPosition
@@ -16,9 +19,13 @@ import com.github.libretube.db.obj.WatchPosition
         WatchHistoryItem::class,
         WatchPosition::class,
         SearchHistoryItem::class,
-        CustomInstance::class
+        CustomInstance::class,
+        LocalSubscription::class
     ],
-    version = 6
+    version = 7,
+    autoMigrations = [
+        AutoMigration(from = 7, to = 8)
+    ]
 )
 abstract class AppDatabase : RoomDatabase() {
     /**
@@ -40,4 +47,9 @@ abstract class AppDatabase : RoomDatabase() {
      * Custom Instances
      */
     abstract fun customInstanceDao(): CustomInstanceDao
+
+    /**
+     * Local Subscriptions
+     */
+    abstract fun localSubscriptionDao(): LocalSubscriptionDao
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/db/DatabaseHolder.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/db/DatabaseHolder.kt
index 2d92fdbcc..1bf4db5ca 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/db/DatabaseHolder.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/db/DatabaseHolder.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ object DatabaseHolder {
             AppDatabase::class.java,
             DATABASE_NAME
         )
-            .fallbackToDestructiveMigration()
             .build()
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/db/dao/LocalSubscriptionDao.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/db/dao/LocalSubscriptionDao.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a925f3535
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/db/dao/LocalSubscriptionDao.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package com.github.libretube.db.dao
+
+import androidx.room.Dao
+import androidx.room.Delete
+import androidx.room.Insert
+import androidx.room.OnConflictStrategy
+import androidx.room.Query
+import com.github.libretube.db.obj.LocalSubscription
+
+@Dao
+interface LocalSubscriptionDao {
+    @Query("SELECT * FROM localSubscription")
+    fun getAll(): List<LocalSubscription>
+
+    @Query("SELECT * FROM localSubscription WHERE channelId LIKE :channelId LIMIT 1")
+    fun findById(channelId: String): LocalSubscription
+
+    @Insert(onConflict = OnConflictStrategy.REPLACE)
+    fun insertAll(vararg localSubscriptions: LocalSubscription)
+
+    @Delete
+    fun delete(localSubscription: LocalSubscription)
+
+    @Query("DELETE FROM localSubscription")
+    fun deleteAll()
+
+    @Query("SELECT EXISTS(SELECT * FROM localSubscription WHERE channelId = :channelId)")
+    fun includes(channelId: String): Boolean
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/db/obj/LocalSubscription.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/db/obj/LocalSubscription.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..681779ad0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/db/obj/LocalSubscription.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package com.github.libretube.db.obj
+
+import androidx.room.Entity
+import androidx.room.PrimaryKey
+
+@Entity(tableName = "localSubscription")
+data class LocalSubscription(
+    @PrimaryKey val channelId: String = ""
+)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/preferences/PreferenceHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/preferences/PreferenceHelper.kt
index 9fe00b195..284d05666 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/preferences/PreferenceHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/preferences/PreferenceHelper.kt
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package com.github.libretube.preferences
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.SharedPreferences
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.type.TypeReference
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper
 
 object PreferenceHelper {
@@ -80,21 +79,6 @@ object PreferenceHelper {
         return getString(PreferenceKeys.ERROR_LOG, "")
     }
 
-    fun getLocalSubscriptions(): List<String> {
-        val json = settings.getString(PreferenceKeys.LOCAL_SUBSCRIPTIONS, "")
-        return try {
-            val type = object : TypeReference<List<String>>() {}
-            mapper.readValue(json, type)
-        } catch (e: Exception) {
-            listOf()
-        }
-    }
-
-    fun setLocalSubscriptions(channels: List<String>) {
-        val json = mapper.writeValueAsString(channels)
-        editor.putString(PreferenceKeys.LOCAL_SUBSCRIPTIONS, json).commit()
-    }
-
     private fun getDefaultSharedPreferences(context: Context): SharedPreferences {
         return PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context)
     }