diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index f4b7e87aa..ffebd9c80 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ E2E_TEST_AUTHENTICATE_USER_PASSWORD="test_password"
 
 # [[STORAGE]]
 # OPTIONAL: Defines the storage transport to use. Available options: database (default) | s3
-NEXT_PUBLIC_UPLOAD_TRANSPORT='s3'
+NEXT_PUBLIC_UPLOAD_TRANSPORT="database"
 # OPTIONAL: Defines the endpoint to use for the S3 storage transport. Relevant when using third-party S3-compatible providers.
 NEXT_PRIVATE_UPLOAD_ENDPOINT="http://127.0.0.1:9002"
 # OPTIONAL: Defines the region to use for the S3 storage transport. Defaults to us-east-1.