diff --git a/example.deploy.properties b/example.deploy.properties
index 53fc4edd..8fa94f42 100644
--- a/example.deploy.properties
+++ b/example.deploy.properties
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ VitroConnection.DataSource.password = vitrodbPassword
 # this setting allows RDF data to scale beyond the limits of the JVM heap.
 # Set to RDB to use the older Jena RDB store with in-memory caching. 
 #
-VitroConnection.DataSource.tripleStoreType = SDB
+VitroConnection.DataSource.tripleStoreType = RDB
 
 #
 # The maximum number of active connections in the database connection pool.