diff --git a/management/server/store.go b/management/server/store.go
index 557010812..9a715289d 100644
--- a/management/server/store.go
+++ b/management/server/store.go
@@ -111,6 +111,6 @@ func NewStoreFromJson(dataDir string, metrics telemetry.AppMetrics) (Store, erro
 	case SqliteStoreEngine:
 		return NewSqliteStoreFromFileStore(fstore, dataDir, metrics)
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported store engine %s", kind)
+		return NewSqliteStoreFromFileStore(fstore, dataDir, metrics)
 	}
 }