diff --git a/cassandra.titan b/cassandra.titan
index 2f34fb3..6c6670f 100644
--- a/cassandra.titan
+++ b/cassandra.titan
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-storage.backend=cassandra
+storage.backend=cassandrathrift
 storage.hostname=localhost
 storage.keyspace=onos
 storage.connection-pool-size=4096
 storage.replication-factor=3
-storage.read-consistency-level=1