diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index 6a75beb..749bc01 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ services:
       - GRAMPSWEB_CELERY_CONFIG__broker_url=redis://redis:6379/0
       - GRAMPSWEB_CELERY_CONFIG__result_backend=redis://redis:6379/0
       - GRAMPSWEB_RATELIMIT_STORAGE_URL=redis://redis:6379/1
+      - GRAMPSWEB_NEW_DB_BACKEND=sqlite
     volumes:
       - gramps_data:/app/data
     depends_on: