diff --git a/clusters/base/apps/homeassistant/helmrelease.yaml b/clusters/base/apps/homeassistant/helmrelease.yaml
index 1661e54..638a979 100644
--- a/clusters/base/apps/homeassistant/helmrelease.yaml
+++ b/clusters/base/apps/homeassistant/helmrelease.yaml
@@ -69,10 +69,11 @@ spec:
     persistence:
       config:
         type: persistentVolumeClaim
-        # app-template names a lone PVC "<release>" but "<release>-<key>" once
-        # there are several; adding `media` renamed it and HA came up on an
-        # empty volume. Pin the original claim that holds the real config.
-        existingClaim: homeassistant
+        name: homeassistant
+        accessMode: ReadWriteOnce
+        size: 10Gi
+        storageClass: longhorn
+        retain: true
         globalMounts:
           - path: /config
       media: