diff --git a/src/backend/main.ts b/src/backend/main.ts
index db8cec7..cd2be35 100644
--- a/src/backend/main.ts
+++ b/src/backend/main.ts
@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@ export async function bootstrapWorkspace(opts: {
   }
 
   // const appPrefixName = appPrefix.toString()
-  const snapshotName = appPrefix.append('32=snapshot').toString()
+  const snapshotTopic = 'snapshot'
+  const snapshotName = appPrefix.append('32=' + snapshotTopic).toString()
   const localYJSUpdate = await persistStore.get('localSnapshot')
 
   const localTimestamp = await persistStore.get('snapshotTimestamp')