diff --git a/pkg/reaper/deployment_test.go b/pkg/reaper/deployment_test.go
index c4a8ac3a6..defd1baea 100644
--- a/pkg/reaper/deployment_test.go
+++ b/pkg/reaper/deployment_test.go
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ func TestNewStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.ElementsMatch(t, container.Env, []corev1.EnvVar{
 		{
 			Name:  "REAPER_STORAGE_TYPE",
-			Value: "memory",
+			Value: "local",
 		},
 		{
 			Name:  "REAPER_ENABLE_DYNAMIC_SEED_LIST",