diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 02f3aac75..92bbf8629 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Parameter | Description | Default
 `prometheus.pushgateway.persistentVolume.enabled` | If true, Prometheus Pushgateway will create a Persistent Volume Claim. | `true`
 `persistentVolume.enabled` | If true, Kubecost will create a Persistent Volume Claim for product config data.  | `true`
 `persistentVolume.size` | Define PVC size for cost-analyzer  | `0.2Gi`
+`persistentVolume.dbSize` | Define PVC size for cost-analyzer's flat file database  | `32.0Gi`
 `ingress.enabled` | If true, Ingress will be created | `false`
 `ingress.annotations` | Ingress annotations | `{}`
 `ingress.paths` | Ingress paths | `["/"]`
diff --git a/cost-analyzer/templates/cost-analyzer-deployment-template.yaml b/cost-analyzer/templates/cost-analyzer-deployment-template.yaml
index eec1d15e0..a09a399f8 100755
--- a/cost-analyzer/templates/cost-analyzer-deployment-template.yaml
+++ b/cost-analyzer/templates/cost-analyzer-deployment-template.yaml
@@ -145,6 +145,22 @@ spec:
 {{- else }}
           persistentVolumeClaim:
             claimName: {{ template "cost-analyzer.fullname" . }}
+{{- end }}
+        - name: persistent-db
+{{- if .Values.persistentVolume }}
+{{- if .Values.persistentVolume.enabled }}
+          persistentVolumeClaim:
+{{- if .Values.persistentVolume.existingClaim }}
+            claimName: {{ .Values.persistentVolume.existingClaim }}
+{{- else }}
+            claimName: {{ template "cost-analyzer.fullname" . }}-db
+{{- end -}}
+{{- else }}
+          emptyDir: {}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- else }}
+          persistentVolumeClaim:
+            claimName: {{ template "cost-analyzer.fullname" . }}-db
 {{- end }}
       initContainers:
 {{- if .Values.supportNFS }}
@@ -162,6 +178,22 @@ spec:
               mountPath: /var/configs
           securityContext:
             runAsUser: 0
+{{ end }}
+{{- if .Values.supportNFS }}
+        - name: db-perms-fix
+        {{- if .Values.initChownDataImage }}
+          image: {{ .Values.initChownDataImage }}
+        {{- else }}
+          image: busybox
+        {{- end }}
+          resources:
+{{ toYaml .Values.initChownData.resources | indent 12 }}
+          command: ["/bin/chmod", "-R", "777", "/var/db"]
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: persistent-db
+              mountPath: /var/db
+          securityContext:
+            runAsUser: 0
 {{ end }}
       containers:
         {{- if .Values.kubecostModel }}
@@ -191,6 +223,8 @@ spec:
           volumeMounts:
             - name: persistent-configs
               mountPath: /var/configs
+            - name: persistent-db
+              mountPath: /var/db
             {{- if .Values.kubecostProductConfigs }}
             {{- if .Values.kubecostProductConfigs.gcpSecretName }}
             - name: gcp-key-secret
@@ -241,6 +275,8 @@ spec:
               value: /var/configs/key.json
             - name: CONFIG_PATH
               value: /var/configs/
+            - name: DB_PATH
+              value: /var/db/
             - name: CLUSTER_PROFILE
             {{- if .Values.kubecostProductConfigs }}
               value: {{ .Values.kubecostProductConfigs.clusterProfile | default "production" }}
diff --git a/cost-analyzer/values.yaml b/cost-analyzer/values.yaml
index 576721506..0f69673e5 100755
--- a/cost-analyzer/values.yaml
+++ b/cost-analyzer/values.yaml
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ podSecurityPolicy:
 # Define persistence volume for cost-analyzer
 persistentVolume:
   size: 0.2Gi
+  dbSize: 32.0Gi
   enabled: true # Note that setting this to false means configurations will be wiped out on pod restart.
   # storageClass: "-" #
   # existingClaim: kubecost-cost-analyzer # a claim in the same namespace as kubecost