diff --git a/config/local.yml b/config/local.yml
index 0cbd230e5e..d4763cac45 100644
--- a/config/local.yml
+++ b/config/local.yml
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ cors:
 #   grpc_port: 9000
 
 db:
-  url: cockroach://root@localhost:26257/defaultdb?sslmode=disable
+  url: file:flipt.db