diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go b/pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go
index 59b10b2ccae..5bda0f177ec 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (b *PlaylistAPIBuilder) GetAPIGroupInfo(
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		storage[resource.StoragePath()] = grafanarest.NewDualWriter(legacyStore, store)
+		storage[resource.StoragePath()] = grafanarest.NewDualWriterMode2(legacyStore, store)
 	}
 
 	apiGroupInfo.VersionedResourcesStorageMap[playlist.VERSION] = storage