diff --git a/reme/config/cli.yaml b/reme/config/cli.yaml
index 2f259869..b71988c9 100644
--- a/reme/config/cli.yaml
+++ b/reme/config/cli.yaml
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ embedding_models:
 
 memory_stores:
   default:
-#    backend: chroma
-    backend: local
+    backend: chroma
+#    backend: local
     db_name: reme.db
     store_name: reme
     embedding_model: default
diff --git a/reme/config/fs.yaml b/reme/config/fs.yaml
index 2d92c7bc..d9da8f1f 100644
--- a/reme/config/fs.yaml
+++ b/reme/config/fs.yaml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ embedding_models:
 memory_stores:
   default:
 #    backend: sqlite
-#    backend: chroma
-    backend: local
+    backend: chroma
+#    backend: local
     db_name: reme.db
     store_name: reme
     embedding_model: default