diff --git a/intel/filterlists/database.go b/intel/filterlists/database.go
index 23ce779e..c76fc10c 100644
--- a/intel/filterlists/database.go
+++ b/intel/filterlists/database.go
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ var (
 
 var (
 	cache = database.NewInterface(&database.Options{
+		Local:     true,
+		Internal:  true,
 		CacheSize: 2 ^ 8,
 	})
 )
diff --git a/profile/database.go b/profile/database.go
index 75414f1f..f5cce9d6 100644
--- a/profile/database.go
+++ b/profile/database.go
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	profileDB = database.NewInterface(nil)
+	profileDB = database.NewInterface(&database.Options{
+		Local:     true,
+		Internal:  true,
+	})
 )
 
 func makeScopedID(source, id string) string {
diff --git a/status/database.go b/status/database.go
index 6b89bc0f..cb8774fb 100644
--- a/status/database.go
+++ b/status/database.go
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	statusDB = database.NewInterface(nil)
-	hook     *database.RegisteredHook
+	statusDB = database.NewInterface(&database.Options{
+		Local:    true,
+		Internal: true,
+	})
+	hook *database.RegisteredHook
 )
 
 type statusHook struct {
diff --git a/updates/export.go b/updates/export.go
index b113819c..37872e55 100644
--- a/updates/export.go
+++ b/updates/export.go
@@ -20,8 +20,11 @@ const (
 
 // working vars
 var (
-	versionExport     *versions
-	versionExportDB   = database.NewInterface(nil)
+	versionExport   *versions
+	versionExportDB = database.NewInterface(&database.Options{
+		Local:    true,
+		Internal: true,
+	})
 	versionExportHook *database.RegisteredHook
 )