diff --git a/deploy/base/kustomization.yaml b/deploy/base/kustomization.yaml
index 358a612..6eaa497 100644
--- a/deploy/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/deploy/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ resources:
 - role-drone-runner.yaml
 - rolebinding-drone-runner.yaml
 
-- pvc-synapse.yaml
-- deploy-synapse.yaml
+- statefulset-synapse.yaml
 - svc-synapse.yaml
 
 configMapGenerator:
diff --git a/deploy/base/pvc-synapse.yaml b/deploy/base/pvc-synapse.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index cdffdfb..0000000
--- a/deploy/base/pvc-synapse.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
----
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
-metadata:
-  name: synapse-data
-  namespace: default
-  labels:
-    app: synapse
-    component: storage
-    app.kubernetes.io/name: synapse
-spec:
-  accessModes:
-  - ReadWriteOnce
-  resources:
-    requests:
-      storage: 10Gi
diff --git a/deploy/base/deploy-synapse.yaml b/deploy/base/statefulset-synapse.yaml
similarity index 90%
rename from deploy/base/deploy-synapse.yaml
rename to deploy/base/statefulset-synapse.yaml
index e268cc9..1add9a9 100644
--- a/deploy/base/deploy-synapse.yaml
+++ b/deploy/base/statefulset-synapse.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 apiVersion: apps/v1
-kind: Deployment
+kind: StatefulSet
 metadata:
   name: synapse
   labels:
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ metadata:
     app.kubernetes.io/name: synapse
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: synapse
 spec:
+  serviceName: synapse
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       app: synapse
@@ -76,3 +77,12 @@ spec:
         secret:
           secretName: synapse-config
           defaultMode: 0600
+  volumeClaimTemplates:
+  - metadata:
+      name: data
+    spec:
+      accessModes:
+      - ReadWriteOnce
+      resources:
+        requests:
+          storage: 10Gi