diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index de3c5ba..389dd3a 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export const config = {
   messageStore: process.env.DWN_STORAGE_MESSAGES || process.env.DWN_STORAGE || 'level://data',
   dataStore: process.env.DWN_STORAGE_DATA || process.env.DWN_STORAGE || 'level://data',
   eventLog: process.env.DWN_STORAGE_EVENTS || process.env.DWN_STORAGE || 'level://data',
+  resumableTaskStore: process.env.DWN_STORAGE_RESUMABLE_TASKS || process.env.DWN_STORAGE || 'level://data',
 
   // tenant registration feature configuration
   registrationStoreUrl: process.env.DWN_REGISTRATION_STORE_URL || process.env.DWN_STORAGE,
diff --git a/src/storage.ts b/src/storage.ts
index 8c7b50c..087797c 100644
--- a/src/storage.ts
+++ b/src/storage.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export async function getDwnConfig(
   const dataStore: DataStore = await getStore(config.dataStore, StoreType.DataStore);
   const eventLog: EventLog = await getStore(config.eventLog, StoreType.EventLog);
   const messageStore: MessageStore = await getStore(config.messageStore, StoreType.MessageStore);
-  const resumableTaskStore: ResumableTaskStore = await getStore(config.messageStore, StoreType.ResumableTaskStore);
+  const resumableTaskStore: ResumableTaskStore = await getStore(config.resumableTaskStore, StoreType.ResumableTaskStore);
 
   return { didResolver, eventStream, eventLog, dataStore, messageStore, resumableTaskStore, tenantGate };
 }
diff --git a/tests/plugins/resumable-task-store-sqlite.ts b/tests/plugins/resumable-task-store-sqlite.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..474e8a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/plugins/resumable-task-store-sqlite.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import type { ResumableTaskStore } from "@tbd54566975/dwn-sdk-js";
+import { ResumableTaskStoreSql } from "@tbd54566975/dwn-sql-store";
+import { getDialectFromUrl } from "../../src/storage.js";
+
+/**
+ * An example of a plugin that is used for testing.
+ * The points to note are:
+ * - The class must be a default export.
+ * - The constructor must not take any arguments.
+ */
+export default class ResumableTaskStoreSqlite extends ResumableTaskStoreSql implements ResumableTaskStore {
+  constructor() {
+    const sqliteDialect = getDialectFromUrl(new URL('sqlite://'));
+    super(sqliteDialect);
+
+    // NOTE: the following line is added purely to test the constructor invocation.
+    ResumableTaskStoreSqlite.spyingTheConstructor();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * NOTE: This method is introduced purely to indirectly test/spy invocation of the constructor.
+   * As I was unable to find an easy way to directly spy the constructor.
+   */
+  public static spyingTheConstructor(): void {
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/scenarios/dynamic-plugin-loading.spec.ts b/tests/scenarios/dynamic-plugin-loading.spec.ts
index 84ac281..6bdbb36 100644
--- a/tests/scenarios/dynamic-plugin-loading.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/scenarios/dynamic-plugin-loading.spec.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import { DwnServer } from '../../src/dwn-server.js';
 
 import { DidDht, DidKey, UniversalResolver } from '@web5/dids';
 import CommonScenarioValidator from '../common-scenario-validator.js';
+import MessageStoreSqlite from '../plugins/message-store-sqlite.js';
+import ResumableTaskStoreSqlite from '../plugins/resumable-task-store-sqlite.js';
 
 // node.js 18 and earlier needs globalThis.crypto polyfill
 if (!globalThis.crypto) {
@@ -23,7 +25,6 @@ describe('Dynamic DWN plugin loading', function () {
   let dwnServer: DwnServer;
 
   afterEach(async () => {
-    // clock.restore();
     if (dwnServer !== undefined) {
       await dwnServer.stop();
     }
@@ -44,7 +45,9 @@ describe('Dynamic DWN plugin loading', function () {
     // 3. Validate that the DWN instance is using the custom data store plugin.
 
     // NOTE: was not able to spy on constructor directly, so spying on a method that is called in the constructor
+    const customMessageStoreConstructorSpy = sinon.spy(MessageStoreSqlite, 'spyingTheConstructor');
     const customDataStoreConstructorSpy = sinon.spy(DataStoreSqlite, 'spyingTheConstructor');
+    const customResumableTaskStoreConstructorSpy = sinon.spy(ResumableTaskStoreSqlite, 'spyingTheConstructor');
     const customEventLogConstructorSpy = sinon.spy(EventLogSqlite, 'spyingTheConstructor');
     const customEventStreamConstructorSpy = sinon.spy(EventStreamInMemory, 'spyingTheConstructor');
 
@@ -55,9 +58,9 @@ describe('Dynamic DWN plugin loading', function () {
     // The default config is not reliable because other tests modify it.
     dwnServerConfigCopy.registrationStoreUrl = undefined; // allow all traffic
 
-    // dwnServerConfigCopy.messageStore = '../tests/plugins/message-store-sqlite.js'; // not working
-    dwnServerConfigCopy.messageStore = 'sqlite://';
+    dwnServerConfigCopy.messageStore = '../tests/plugins/message-store-sqlite.js';
     dwnServerConfigCopy.dataStore = '../tests/plugins/data-store-sqlite.js';
+    dwnServerConfigCopy.resumableTaskStore = '../tests/plugins/resumable-task-store-sqlite.js';
     dwnServerConfigCopy.eventLog = '../tests/plugins/event-log-sqlite.js';
     dwnServerConfigCopy.eventStreamPluginPath = '../tests/plugins/event-stream-in-memory.js';
 
@@ -72,7 +75,9 @@ describe('Dynamic DWN plugin loading', function () {
     });
     dwnServer = new DwnServer({ config: dwnServerConfigCopy, didResolver });
     await dwnServer.start();
+    expect(customMessageStoreConstructorSpy.calledOnce).to.be.true;
     expect(customDataStoreConstructorSpy.calledOnce).to.be.true;
+    expect(customResumableTaskStoreConstructorSpy.calledOnce).to.be.true;
     expect(customEventLogConstructorSpy.calledOnce).to.be.true;
     expect(customEventStreamConstructorSpy.calledOnce).to.be.true;
 
diff --git a/tests/scenarios/registration.spec.ts b/tests/scenarios/registration.spec.ts
index 987a3c9..aa8e032 100644
--- a/tests/scenarios/registration.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/scenarios/registration.spec.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ describe('Registration scenarios', function () {
     // and dwn-server.spec.ts already uses LevelDB.
     dwnServerConfig.messageStore = 'sqlite://',
     dwnServerConfig.dataStore = 'sqlite://',
+    dwnServerConfig.resumableTaskStore = 'sqlite://',
     dwnServerConfig.eventLog = 'sqlite://',
 
     // registration config