diff --git a/smartgears/gcubeapp-setup/templates/gcube-app.xml.j2 b/smartgears/gcubeapp-setup/templates/gcube-app.xml.j2
index a0707aac..c83c8224 100644
--- a/smartgears/gcubeapp-setup/templates/gcube-app.xml.j2
+++ b/smartgears/gcubeapp-setup/templates/gcube-app.xml.j2
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         <description> {{ item.description }} </description>
 {% endif %}
 {% if item.persistence_location is defined %}
-        <persistence location="{{ item.persistence_location }}"/>
+        <local-persistence location="{{ item.persistence_location }}"/>
 {% endif %}
 {% if item.exclude_handlers is defined %}
 {% for eh in item.exclude_handlers %}