diff --git a/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/paperless-ngx/Cluster-paperless-ngx-postgresql-18-cluster.yaml b/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/paperless-ngx/Cluster-paperless-ngx-postgresql-18-cluster.yaml
index 1b04e29f0..9c136d0d2 100644
--- a/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/paperless-ngx/Cluster-paperless-ngx-postgresql-18-cluster.yaml
+++ b/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/paperless-ngx/Cluster-paperless-ngx-postgresql-18-cluster.yaml
@@ -52,6 +52,15 @@ spec:
         barmanObjectName: "paperless-ngx-postgresql-18-backup-garage-local"
         serverName: "paperless-ngx-postgresql-18-backup-1"
   bootstrap:
-    initdb:
+    recovery:
       database: app
-      owner: app
+      source: paperless-ngx-postgresql-18-backup-1
+  externalClusters:
+    - name: paperless-ngx-postgresql-18-backup-1
+      plugin:
+        name: barman-cloud.cloudnative-pg.io
+        enabled: true
+        isWALArchiver: false
+        parameters:
+          barmanObjectName: "paperless-ngx-postgresql-18-recovery"
+          serverName: paperless-ngx-postgresql-18-backup-1
diff --git a/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/paperless-ngx/Deployment-paperless-ngx.yaml b/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/paperless-ngx/Deployment-paperless-ngx.yaml
index e69b0d192..6ff1367af 100644
--- a/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/paperless-ngx/Deployment-paperless-ngx.yaml
+++ b/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/paperless-ngx/Deployment-paperless-ngx.yaml
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ spec:
                 secretKeyRef:
                   key: port
                   name: paperless-ngx-postgresql-18-cluster-app
+            - name: PAPERLESS_DBNAME
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  key: dbname
+                  name: paperless-ngx-postgresql-18-cluster-app
             - name: PAPERLESS_DBUSER
               valueFrom:
                 secretKeyRef: