diff --git a/config/staging/settings.php b/config/staging/settings.php
index 2eb0720..5ef2f12 100755
--- a/config/staging/settings.php
+++ b/config/staging/settings.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     define('APP_DOMAIN_PRIMARY', APP_DOMAIN_NAME);
     define('APP_URL_PRIMARY', 'https://' . APP_DOMAIN_PRIMARY);
     define('APP_API_BASE', 'https://api.' . APP_DOMAIN_PRIMARY);
-    define('APP_DB_ENABLED', false); // legacy default DB disabled (modules handle their own DB)
+    define('APP_DB_ENABLED', true); // legacy default DB disabled (modules handle their own DB)
     define('APP_DB_DEBUG', true);
     define('APP_DB_AUTO_INIT', true);
     define('APP_KEA_DB_VERSION', '2.6.3');