diff --git a/templates/backend-deployment.yaml b/templates/backend-deployment.yaml
index 288be6e..d64f694 100644
--- a/templates/backend-deployment.yaml
+++ b/templates/backend-deployment.yaml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ spec:
             # store runs purely in-memory.
             {{- if .Values.backend.persistence.enabled }}
             - name: TOWER_OPS_PERSIST_PATH
-              value: /var/lib/tower/operations.json
+              value: /var/lib/tower/operations.db
             {{- end }}
             # Docker-mirror credentials threaded into Connect's
             # ApplyConnectSecrets so every customer cluster gets a