diff --git a/config/hwlab-node-lanes.yaml b/config/hwlab-node-lanes.yaml
index 8762d172..60f13d16 100644
--- a/config/hwlab-node-lanes.yaml
+++ b/config/hwlab-node-lanes.yaml
@@ -142,26 +142,8 @@ lanes:
           renderDir: runtime-v03
         runtimeStore:
           postgres:
-            mode: local-k3s
-            secretName: hwlab-v03-postgres
-            statefulSet: hwlab-v03-postgres
-            serviceName: hwlab-v03-postgres
-            adminUser: hwlab_v03
-            adminPasswordSourceRef: hwlab/d601-v03-postgres.env
-            adminPasswordSourceKey: HWLAB_V03_POSTGRES_PASSWORD
-            cloudApi:
-              secretName: hwlab-cloud-api-v03-db
-              secretKey: database-url
-              database: hwlab_v03
-              role: hwlab_v03
-            openfga:
-              secretName: hwlab-v03-openfga
-              secretKey: datastore-uri
-              authnKey: authn-preshared-key
-              postgresPasswordKey: postgres-password
-              database: hwlab_openfga
-              role: hwlab_openfga
-            poolMax: 16
+            mode: platform-service
+            poolMax: 4
             connectionTimeoutMs: 5000
             queryRetryMaxAttempts: 5
             queryRetryInitialDelayMs: 250
@@ -400,6 +382,27 @@ lanes:
             email: ops@pikapython.com
             tls: auto
             responseHeaderTimeoutSeconds: 600
+        externalPostgres:
+          provider: PK01
+          configRef: config/platform-db/postgres-pk01.yaml
+          serviceName: pk01-platform-postgres
+          endpointAddress: 82.156.23.220
+          port: 5432
+          sslmode: require
+          database: hwlab_d601_v03
+          cloudApi:
+            secretName: hwlab-cloud-api-v03-db
+            secretKey: database-url
+            sourceRef: hwlab/d601-v03-cloud-api-db.env
+            envKey: DATABASE_URL
+            role: hwlab_d601_v03_app
+          openfga:
+            secretName: hwlab-v03-openfga
+            secretKey: datastore-uri
+            sourceRef: hwlab/d601-v03-openfga-db.env
+            envKey: DATASTORE_URI
+            authnKey: authn-preshared-key
+            role: hwlab_d601_v03_app
 
 networkProfiles:
   node-ci-egress:
diff --git a/scripts/src/hwlab-node-impl.ts b/scripts/src/hwlab-node-impl.ts
index ec072022..792ee4df 100644
--- a/scripts/src/hwlab-node-impl.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/hwlab-node-impl.ts
@@ -10822,7 +10822,7 @@ function runtimeSecretSpec(input: { node: string; lane: string }): RuntimeSecret
   const externalPostgres = runtimeLaneSpec?.externalPostgres;
   const postgresStore = runtimeLaneSpec?.runtimeStore?.postgres;
   const bootstrapAdmin = runtimeLaneSpec?.bootstrapAdmin;
-  const platformDb = externalPostgres !== undefined || postgresStore?.mode === "platform-service" || (postgresStore?.mode === undefined && /^v0*[3-9]\d*$/.test(input.lane));
+  const platformDb = externalPostgres !== undefined || postgresStore?.mode === "platform-service";
   const localPostgresService = postgresStore?.serviceName ?? `${namespace}-postgres`;
   const platformPostgresService = externalPostgres?.serviceName ?? postgresStore?.serviceName ?? "g14-platform-postgres";
   const legacyPostgresHost = `${localPostgresService}.${namespace}.svc.cluster.local`;