diff --git a/infrastructure_files/base.setup.env b/infrastructure_files/base.setup.env
index 28bb5ba4d..296e165f0 100644
--- a/infrastructure_files/base.setup.env
+++ b/infrastructure_files/base.setup.env
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ NETBIRD_DASH_AUTH_USE_AUDIENCE=${NETBIRD_DASH_AUTH_USE_AUDIENCE:-true}
 NETBIRD_DASH_AUTH_AUDIENCE=$NETBIRD_AUTH_AUDIENCE
 
 # Store config
-NETBIRD_STORE_CONFIG_ENGINE=${NETBIRD_STORE_CONFIG_ENGINE:-"jsonfile"}
+NETBIRD_STORE_CONFIG_ENGINE=${NETBIRD_STORE_CONFIG_ENGINE:-"sqlite"}
 
 # Image tags
 NETBIRD_DASHBOARD_TAG=${NETBIRD_DASHBOARD_TAG:-"latest"}