diff --git a/db/seeds.rb b/db/seeds.rb
index 1ca300de734..c01e83f1d39 100644
--- a/db/seeds.rb
+++ b/db/seeds.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-Dir[Rails.root.join('db', 'seeds', '*.rb')].sort.each do |seed|
-  load seed
+Chewy.strategy(:mastodon) do
+  Dir[Rails.root.join('db', 'seeds', '*.rb')].sort.each do |seed|
+    load seed
+  end
 end