diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 379303d..cb7131d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ hmac = "0.11.0"
 sha-1 = "0.9.8"
 
 [features]
-default = ["conduit_bin", "backend_sqlite"]
+default = ["conduit_bin", "backend_persy"]
 backend_sled = ["sled"]
 backend_persy = ["persy"]
 backend_sqlite = ["sqlite"]