diff --git a/services/comms/atlasbot-deployment.yaml b/services/comms/atlasbot-deployment.yaml
index 03b9168..5ce5874 100644
--- a/services/comms/atlasbot-deployment.yaml
+++ b/services/comms/atlasbot-deployment.yaml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ spec:
         hardware: rpi5
       containers:
         - name: atlasbot
-          image: registry.bstein.dev/bstein/atlasbot:0.1.0-48
+          image: registry.bstein.dev/bstein/atlasbot:0.1.0-49
           command: ["/bin/sh","-c"]
           args:
             - |
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ spec:
               value: "30"
             - name: ATLASBOT_HTTP_PORT
               value: "8090"
+            - name: ATLASBOT_STATE_DB
+              value: /data/atlasbot_state.db
             - name: ATLASBOT_QUEUE_ENABLED
               value: "false"
             - name: ATLASBOT_DEBUG_PIPELINE
@@ -147,6 +149,8 @@ spec:
             - name: vault-scripts
               mountPath: /vault/scripts
               readOnly: true
+            - name: atlasbot-state
+              mountPath: /data
       volumes:
         - name: kb
           configMap:
@@ -168,3 +172,5 @@ spec:
           configMap:
             name: comms-vault-env
             defaultMode: 0555
+        - name: atlasbot-state
+          emptyDir: {}