diff --git a/server/src/main/resources/app.properties b/server/src/main/resources/app.properties
index 342b6ac5..5c69d078 100644
--- a/server/src/main/resources/app.properties
+++ b/server/src/main/resources/app.properties
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ prometheus.endpointPortNumber=9999
 #Persistence Storage Config
 #persistence.storage.liveRootPath=
 #persistence.storage.archiveRootPath=
-#persistence.storage.type=BLOCK_AS_LOCAL_DIRECTORY
+# todo change to BLOCK_AS_LOCAL_FILE when ready?
+persistence.storage.type=BLOCK_AS_LOCAL_DIRECTORY
diff --git a/server/src/test/resources/app.properties b/server/src/test/resources/app.properties
index 40a696da..0c9a223a 100644
--- a/server/src/test/resources/app.properties
+++ b/server/src/test/resources/app.properties
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 prometheus.endpointEnabled=false
 mediator.ringBufferSize=1024
 notifier.ringBufferSize=1024
-# todo do we need block as dir here in tests?
+# todo change to BLOCK_AS_LOCAL_FILE when ready?
 persistence.storage.type=BLOCK_AS_LOCAL_DIRECTORY