diff --git a/manifests/contextservice.yaml b/manifests/contextservice.yaml
index b4ef9c9cb2bc44bdfd2b01bdb16f86a897e02604..2998640327864c1e9c2f6782a5adf252eb6673a7 100644
--- a/manifests/contextservice.yaml
+++ b/manifests/contextservice.yaml
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ spec:
         - containerPort: 9192
         env:
         - name: DB_BACKEND
-          value: "inmemory"
+          value: "redis"
         - name: MB_BACKEND
-          value: "inmemory"
+          value: "redis"
         - name: REDIS_DATABASE_ID
           value: "0"
         - name: LOG_LEVEL