diff --git a/plenum/persistence/db_hash_store.py b/plenum/persistence/db_hash_store.py
index 8c9024da16..9c63600168 100644
--- a/plenum/persistence/db_hash_store.py
+++ b/plenum/persistence/db_hash_store.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 
 class DbHashStore(HashStore):
-    def __init__(self, dataDir, fileNamePrefix="", db_type=HS_ROCKSDB):
+    def __init__(self, dataDir, fileNamePrefix="", db_type=HS_LEVELDB):
         self.dataDir = dataDir
         assert db_type == HS_ROCKSDB or db_type == HS_LEVELDB
         self.db_type = KeyValueStorageType.Leveldb if db_type == HS_LEVELDB \