diff --git a/kubernetes/04-storage.yml b/kubernetes/04-storage.yml
index 5bd3247..369e5bf 100644
--- a/kubernetes/04-storage.yml
+++ b/kubernetes/04-storage.yml
@@ -1,94 +1,97 @@
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
   name: storage
 data:
   config.yml: |
     storage:
       cls: local
       args:
         db: postgresql:///?service=swh
         objstorage:
           cls: remote
           args:
             url: http://objstorage:5000/
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: storage
   labels:
     app: storage
 spec:
   replicas: 1
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       app: storage
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
         app: storage
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: storage
         image: registry.default/softwareheritage/base:latest
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         args: 
           - storage
         ports:
         - containerPort: 5002
         env:
+        # Ensure the database model is adapted for the unordered mirror replication
+        - name: FLAVOR
+          value: mirror
         - name: PORT
           value: "5002"
         - name: STATSD_HOST
           value: "prometheus-statsd-exporter"
         - name: STATSD_PORT
           value: "9125"
         - name: POSTGRES_PASSWORD_FILE
           value: "/etc/softwareheritage/db-password"
         - name: PGHOST
           value: "storage-db"
         - name: PGUSER
           valueFrom:
             configMapKeyRef:
               name: storage-db
               key: POSTGRES_USER
         - name: POSTGRES_PASSWORD
           valueFrom:
             secretKeyRef:
               name: storage-db
               key: POSTGRES_PASSWORD
         - name: POSTGRES_DB
           valueFrom:
             configMapKeyRef:
               name: storage-db
               key: POSTGRES_DB
         volumeMounts:
           - name: config
             mountPath: /etc/softwareheritage/config.yml
             subPath: config.yml
             readOnly: true
           - name: db-password
             mountPath: /run/secrets/postgres-password
             subPath: POSTGRES_PASSWORD
             readOnly: true
       volumes:
         - name: config
           configMap:
             name: storage
         - name: db-password
           secret:
             secretName: storage-db
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
   name: storage
 spec:
   type: ClusterIP
   selector:
     app: storage
   ports:
     - port: 5002
       targetPort: 5002