diff --git a/openai_forward/cache/database.py b/openai_forward/cache/database.py
index 69df935..9e26929 100644
--- a/openai_forward/cache/database.py
+++ b/openai_forward/cache/database.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         db_dict = FlaxKV(
             "REMOTE_DB",
             root_path_or_url=CACHE_ROOT_PATH_OR_URL,
-            backend="remote",
+            backend="leveldb",
             cache=cache,
             log="INFO",
             save_log=True,
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
         db_dict = FlaxKV(
             "REMOTE_DB",
             root_path_or_url=CACHE_ROOT_PATH_OR_URL,
-            backend="remote",
+            backend="leveldb",
             cache=cache,
         )