diff --git a/chart/templates/deployment.yaml b/chart/templates/deployment.yaml
index e24bc3b..300e130 100644
--- a/chart/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     {{- include "versiago.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 spec:
+  {{- if eq .Values.database.type "sqlite" }}
+  {{- if gt .Values.pod.replicas 1 }}
+  {{- fail "Having multiple replicas with a SQLite database isn't currently possible" }}
+  {{- end }}
+
+  strategy:
+    type: Recreate
+  {{- end }}
+
   replicas: {{ .Values.pod.replicas }}
   selector:
     matchLabels: