diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/createrepo_c.ini b/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/createrepo_c.ini
index c93ae458c1..d4eff39315 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/createrepo_c.ini
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/createrepo_c.ini
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ drpms_enabled = False
 general-compress = True
 repodata-compress-type = zstd
 zchunk = False
-sqlite_enabled = False
+sqlite_enabled = True
 
 [prefix.FEDORA-EPEL-NEXT]
 compatibility = False
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ drpms_enabled = False
 general-compress = True
 repodata-compress-type = zstd
 zchunk = False
-sqlite_enabled = False
+sqlite_enabled = True
 
 [release.EPEL-9]
 updateinfo-compress-type = BZ2
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ repodata-compress-type = xz
 general-compress = True
 zchunk = False
 drpms_enabled = False
-sqlite_enabled = False
+sqlite_enabled = True
 
 [release.EPEL-9N]
 updateinfo-compress-type = BZ2
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ repodata-compress-type = xz
 general-compress = True
 zchunk = False
 drpms_enabled = False
-sqlite_enabled = False
+sqlite_enabled = True
 
 [release.EPEL-8]
 updateinfo-compress-type = BZ2