diff --git a/src/db/Cargo.toml b/src/db/Cargo.toml
index 62dda2ca..82cf49dc 100644
--- a/src/db/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/db/Cargo.toml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ pretty_env_logger = { version = "0.4", optional = true }
 mktemp = "0.4"
 
 [features]
+default = [ "sled" ]
 bundled-libs = [ "rusqlite/bundled" ]
 cli = ["clap", "pretty_env_logger"]
 lmdb = [ "heed" ]