diff --git a/src/client/cluster.c b/src/client/cluster.c
index 58e0a094727db0ccf6ade7d858cbfbe3972f134f..e38af7561e99ccda496cd415ef8e3c911d0b14c1 100644
--- a/src/client/cluster.c
+++ b/src/client/cluster.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ int mobject_store_connect(mobject_store_t cluster)
 
     // initialize ch-placement
     cluster_handle->ch_instance = 
-        ch_placement_initialize("hash_lookup3", gsize, 4, 0);
+        ch_placement_initialize("static_modulo", gsize, 0, 0);
     if(!cluster_handle->ch_instance)
     {
         fprintf(stderr, "Error: Unable to initialize ch-placement instance\n");