diff --git a/packages/integrations/package.json b/packages/integrations/package.json
index db4ff0cc64cb..6be25cf0accc 100644
--- a/packages/integrations/package.json
+++ b/packages/integrations/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@sentry/types": "5.22.1",
     "@sentry/utils": "5.22.1",
-    "localforage": "^1.8.1",
+    "localforage": "1.8.1",
     "tslib": "^1.9.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/integrations/src/offline.ts b/packages/integrations/src/offline.ts
index dac92c0e5619..5d6d451c7eb1 100644
--- a/packages/integrations/src/offline.ts
+++ b/packages/integrations/src/offline.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { Event, EventProcessor, Hub, Integration } from '@sentry/types';
 import { getGlobalObject, logger, uuid4 } from '@sentry/utils';
-import * as localForage from 'localforage';
+import * as localForageType from 'localforage';
 
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
+const localForage = require('localforage');
 /**
  * cache offline errors and send when connected
  */
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ export class Offline implements Integration {
   /**
    * event cache
    */
-  public offlineEventStore: LocalForage; // type imported from localforage
+  public offlineEventStore: typeof localForageType; // type imported from localforage
 
   /**
    * @inheritDoc
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ export class Offline implements Integration {
   public constructor(options: { maxStoredEvents?: number } = {}) {
     this.global = getGlobalObject<Window>();
     this.maxStoredEvents = options.maxStoredEvents || 30; // set a reasonable default
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access
     this.offlineEventStore = localForage.createInstance({
       name: 'sentry/offlineEventStore',
     });
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 14a4c677edef..57598a0120c5 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -12386,10 +12386,10 @@ loader.js@^4.7.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/loader.js/-/loader.js-4.7.0.tgz#a1a52902001c83631efde9688b8ab3799325ef1f"
   integrity sha512-9M2KvGT6duzGMgkOcTkWb+PR/Q2Oe54df/tLgHGVmFpAmtqJ553xJh6N63iFYI2yjo2PeJXbS5skHi/QpJq4vA==
 
-localforage@^1.8.1:
-  version "1.9.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/localforage/-/localforage-1.9.0.tgz#f3e4d32a8300b362b4634cc4e066d9d00d2f09d1"
-  integrity sha512-rR1oyNrKulpe+VM9cYmcFn6tsHuokyVHFaCM3+osEmxaHTbEk8oQu6eGDfS6DQLWi/N67XRmB8ECG37OES368g==
+localforage@1.8.1:
+  version "1.8.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/localforage/-/localforage-1.8.1.tgz#f6c0a24b41ab33b10e4dc84342dd696f6f3e3433"
+  integrity sha512-azSSJJfc7h4bVpi0PGi+SmLQKJl2/8NErI+LhJsrORNikMZnhaQ7rv9fHj+ofwgSHrKRlsDCL/639a6nECIKuQ==
   dependencies:
     lie "3.1.1"