diff --git a/app-config.yaml b/app-config.yaml
index cd01d53707..ca8b34ba45 100644
--- a/app-config.yaml
+++ b/app-config.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ backend:
   # This is for local development only, it is not recommended to use this in production
   # The production database configuration is stored in app-config.production.yaml
   database:
+    client: better-sqlite3
     connection: ':memory:'
   cache:
     store: memory