diff --git a/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/matrix-synapse/Database-matrix-synapse-postgresql-18-database-mautrix-whatsapp.yaml b/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/matrix-synapse/Database-matrix-synapse-postgresql-18-database-mautrix-whatsapp.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9de9de8b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/matrix-synapse/Database-matrix-synapse-postgresql-18-database-mautrix-whatsapp.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+apiVersion: postgresql.cnpg.io/v1
+kind: Database
+metadata:
+  name: matrix-synapse-postgresql-18-database-mautrix-whatsapp
+  namespace: matrix-synapse
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: matrix-synapse-postgresql-18-database-mautrix-whatsapp
+    helm.sh/chart: postgres-18-cluster-7.11.1
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: matrix-synapse
+    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: matrix-synapse
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "7.11.1"
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
+spec:
+  name: mautrix-whatsapp
+  cluster:
+    name: matrix-synapse-postgresql-18-cluster
+  ensure: present
+  owner: app
+  template: template1
+  encoding: UTF8
+  databaseReclaimPolicy: retain
diff --git a/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/matrix-synapse/StatefulSet-mautrix-whatsapp.yaml b/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/matrix-synapse/StatefulSet-mautrix-whatsapp.yaml
index 57f4e6ef6..e177ab499 100644
--- a/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/matrix-synapse/StatefulSet-mautrix-whatsapp.yaml
+++ b/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/matrix-synapse/StatefulSet-mautrix-whatsapp.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: matrix-synapse
 spec:
   revisionHistoryLimit: 3
-  replicas: 0
+  replicas: 1
   podManagementPolicy: OrderedReady
   updateStrategy:
     type: RollingUpdate