diff --git a/proto/viam/app/data/v1/data.proto b/proto/viam/app/data/v1/data.proto
index 529dbc8ef..6fc54d0c8 100644
--- a/proto/viam/app/data/v1/data.proto
+++ b/proto/viam/app/data/v1/data.proto
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ message TabularDataByMQLRequest {
   // document is one stage in the pipeline. The pipeline is run on the "sensorData.readings"
   // namespace, which holds the Viam organization's tabular data.
   repeated bytes mql_binary = 3;
-
+  optional bool use_real_time_database = 4;
   reserved 2;
   reserved "mql_query";
 }