diff --git a/node/src/main/resources/reference.conf b/node/src/main/resources/reference.conf
index 0fe725c003..02e75d25f3 100644
--- a/node/src/main/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/node/src/main/resources/reference.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ keyStorePassword = "cordacadevpass"
 trustStorePassword = "trustpass"
 dataSourceProperties = {
     dataSourceClassName = org.h2.jdbcx.JdbcDataSource
-    "dataSource.url" = "jdbc:h2:"${basedir}"/persistence;DB_CLOSE_ON_EXIT=FALSE;LOCK_TIMEOUT=10000;MVCC=true"
+    "dataSource.url" = "jdbc:h2:"${basedir}"/persistence;DB_CLOSE_ON_EXIT=FALSE;LOCK_TIMEOUT=10000;MVCC=true;MV_STORE=true"
     "dataSource.user" = sa
     "dataSource.password" = ""
 }