diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 32af70e80..c03d5b9e4 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/blang/semver v3.5.1+incompatible
 	github.com/cenkalti/backoff v2.2.1+incompatible
 	github.com/cyberdelia/lzo v0.0.0-20171006181345-d85071271a6f
-	github.com/denisenkom/go-mssqldb v0.9.0 // indirect
+	github.com/denisenkom/go-mssqldb v0.9.0
 	github.com/docker/distribution v2.7.1+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/docker/docker v1.13.1
 	github.com/docker/go-connections v0.4.0 // indirect
diff --git a/internal/databases/sqlserver/sqlserver.go b/internal/databases/sqlserver/sqlserver.go
index 8b16492ef..f969c1eee 100644
--- a/internal/databases/sqlserver/sqlserver.go
+++ b/internal/databases/sqlserver/sqlserver.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	_ "github.com/denisenkom/go-mssqldb"
 	"github.com/wal-g/storages/storage"
 	"github.com/wal-g/tracelog"
 	"github.com/wal-g/wal-g/internal"