diff --git a/quix.yaml b/quix.yaml
index 9496610..e33d6d6 100644
--- a/quix.yaml
+++ b/quix.yaml
@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ deployments:
 # This section describes the Topics of the data pipeline
 topics:
   - name: phone-data
-    persisted: false
+    persisted: true
     configuration:
       partitions: 2
       replicationFactor: 2
       retentionInMinutes: -1
       retentionInBytes: 1048576000
   - name: events
-    persisted: false
+    persisted: true
     configuration:
       partitions: 2
       replicationFactor: 2