diff --git a/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml b/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml
index 23e8bb628..8aabbfa36 100644
--- a/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml
+++ b/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml
@@ -862,15 +862,14 @@ soc:
             global: True
             forcedType: bool
           automations:
-            template:
-              description: Scheduled automations for the Onion AI assistant, managed from the Agent Studio. Each automation is stored under its own generated ID so its history and rollback are independent of every other automation.
-              global: True
-              advanced: False
-              readonlyUi: True
-              duplicates: True
-              forcedType: string
-              syntax: json
-              helpLink: onion-ai
+            description: Scheduled automations for the Onion AI assistant, managed from the Agent Studio.
+            global: True
+            advanced: True
+            readonlyUi: True
+            storage: db
+            forcedType: string
+            syntax: json
+            helpLink: onion-ai
           agents:
             description: Agent definitions for the Onion AI assistant, managed from the Agent Studio. An entry naming a system agent overrides only the fields an admin may change; everything else comes from the built-in definition.
             global: True