diff --git a/swh/vault/api/server.py b/swh/vault/api/server.py
--- a/swh/vault/api/server.py
+++ b/swh/vault/api/server.py
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
             'slicing': '0:1/1:5',
         },
     }),
-    'db': ('str', 'dbname=swh-vault')
+    'db': ('str', 'dbname=softwareheritage-vault-dev'),
+    'scheduling_db': ('str', 'dbname=softwareheritage-scheduler-dev'),
 }
 
 
diff --git a/swh/vault/backend.py b/swh/vault/backend.py
--- a/swh/vault/backend.py
+++ b/swh/vault/backend.py
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@
         self.db = None
         self.reconnect()
         self.smtp_server = smtplib.SMTP('localhost', 25)
-        self.scheduler = SchedulerBackend()
+        self.scheduler = SchedulerBackend(
+            scheduling_db=self.config['scheduling_db'])
 
     def reconnect(self):
         """Reconnect to the database."""