diff --git a/memgpt/cli/cli_config.py b/memgpt/cli/cli_config.py
index df999106..05ef4b60 100644
--- a/memgpt/cli/cli_config.py
+++ b/memgpt/cli/cli_config.py
@@ -380,11 +380,11 @@ def configure_cli(config: MemGPTConfig):
 
 def configure_archival_storage(config: MemGPTConfig):
     # Configure archival storage backend
-    archival_storage_options = ["local", "lancedb", "postgres", "chroma"]
+    archival_storage_options = ["postgres", "chroma"]
     archival_storage_type = questionary.select(
         "Select storage backend for archival data:", archival_storage_options, default=config.archival_storage_type
     ).ask()
-    archival_storage_uri, archival_storage_path = None, None
+    archival_storage_uri, archival_storage_path = config.archival_storage_uri, config.archival_storage_path
 
     # configure postgres
     if archival_storage_type == "postgres":
@@ -393,16 +393,17 @@ def configure_archival_storage(config: MemGPTConfig):
             default=config.archival_storage_uri if config.archival_storage_uri else "",
         ).ask()
 
-    # configure lancedb
-    if archival_storage_type == "lancedb":
-        archival_storage_uri = questionary.text(
-            "Enter lanncedb connection string (e.g. ./.lancedb",
-            default=config.archival_storage_uri if config.archival_storage_uri else "./.lancedb",
-        ).ask()
+    # TODO: add back
+    ## configure lancedb
+    # if archival_storage_type == "lancedb":
+    #    archival_storage_uri = questionary.text(
+    #        "Enter lanncedb connection string (e.g. ./.lancedb",
+    #        default=config.archival_storage_uri if config.archival_storage_uri else "./.lancedb",
+    #    ).ask()
 
     # configure chroma
     if archival_storage_type == "chroma":
-        chroma_type = questionary.select("Select chroma backend:", ["http", "persistent"], default="http").ask()
+        chroma_type = questionary.select("Select chroma backend:", ["http", "persistent"], default="persistent").ask()
         if chroma_type == "http":
             archival_storage_uri = questionary.text("Enter chroma ip (e.g. localhost:8000):", default="localhost:8000").ask()
         if chroma_type == "persistent":
@@ -415,11 +416,11 @@ def configure_archival_storage(config: MemGPTConfig):
 
 def configure_recall_storage(config: MemGPTConfig):
     # Configure recall storage backend
-    recall_storage_options = ["sqlite", "postgres", "chroma"]
+    recall_storage_options = ["sqlite", "postgres"]
     recall_storage_type = questionary.select(
         "Select storage backend for recall data:", recall_storage_options, default=config.recall_storage_type
     ).ask()
-    recall_storage_uri, recall_storage_path = None, None
+    recall_storage_uri, recall_storage_path = config.recall_storage_uri, config.recall_storage_path
     # configure postgres
     if recall_storage_type == "postgres":
         recall_storage_uri = questionary.text(
@@ -427,14 +428,6 @@ def configure_recall_storage(config: MemGPTConfig):
             default=config.recall_storage_uri if config.recall_storage_uri else "",
         ).ask()
 
-    # configure chroma
-    if recall_storage_type == "chroma":
-        chroma_type = questionary.select("Select chroma backend:", ["http", "persistent"], default="http").ask()
-        if chroma_type == "http":
-            recall_storage_uri = questionary.text("Enter chroma ip (e.g. localhost:8000):", default="localhost:8000").ask()
-        if chroma_type == "persistent":
-            recall_storage_path = os.path.join(MEMGPT_DIR, "chroma")
-
     return recall_storage_type, recall_storage_uri, recall_storage_path
 
 
@@ -495,6 +488,10 @@ def configure():
         recall_storage_type=recall_storage_type,
         recall_storage_uri=recall_storage_uri,
         recall_storage_path=recall_storage_path,
+        # metadata storage (currently forced to match recall storage)
+        metadata_storage_type=recall_storage_type,
+        metadata_storage_uri=recall_storage_uri,
+        metadata_storage_path=recall_storage_path,
     )
     typer.secho(f"📖 Saving config to {config.config_path}", fg=typer.colors.GREEN)
     config.save()
diff --git a/memgpt/config.py b/memgpt/config.py
index 1f29ded1..34eadaaf 100644
--- a/memgpt/config.py
+++ b/memgpt/config.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class MemGPTConfig:
 
     # database configs: archival
     archival_storage_type: str = "chroma"  # local, db
-    archival_storage_path: str = MEMGPT_DIR  # TODO: set to memgpt dir
+    archival_storage_path: str = os.path.join(MEMGPT_DIR, "chroma")
     archival_storage_uri: str = None  # TODO: eventually allow external vector DB
 
     # database configs: recall
diff --git a/memgpt/main.py b/memgpt/main.py
index cce9b4a3..cc1cf3e4 100644
--- a/memgpt/main.py
+++ b/memgpt/main.py
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ def run_agent_loop(memgpt_agent, first, no_verify=False, cfg=None, strip_ui=Fals
                     memgpt_agent.persistence_manager.archival_memory.storage = StorageConnector.get_archival_storage_connector(
                         agent_config=memgpt_agent.config
                     )
+                    # TODO: update metadata_db to record attached agents
                     continue
 
                 elif user_input.lower() == "/dump" or user_input.lower().startswith("/dump "):