diff --git a/control_plane/src/compute.rs b/control_plane/src/compute.rs
index 359948a8c9..b2323db531 100644
--- a/control_plane/src/compute.rs
+++ b/control_plane/src/compute.rs
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ impl PostgresNode {
         conf.append("shared_buffers", "1MB");
         conf.append("fsync", "off");
         conf.append("max_connections", "100");
-        conf.append("wal_level", "replica");
+        conf.append("wal_level", "logical");
         // wal_sender_timeout is the maximum time to wait for WAL replication.
         // It also defines how often the walreciever will send a feedback message to the wal sender.
         conf.append("wal_sender_timeout", "5s");