diff --git a/jans-linux-setup/jans_setup/setup_app/utils/properties_utils.py b/jans-linux-setup/jans_setup/setup_app/utils/properties_utils.py
index a2c951cea18..d5d52abede4 100644
--- a/jans-linux-setup/jans_setup/setup_app/utils/properties_utils.py
+++ b/jans-linux-setup/jans_setup/setup_app/utils/properties_utils.py
@@ -651,10 +651,9 @@ def prompt_for_backend(self):
                     BackendStrings.REMOTE_PGSQL,
                     ]
 
-        if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(Config.install_dir, 'package')):
-            backend_types += [BackendStrings.REMOTE_COUCHBASE, BackendStrings.CLOUD_SPANNER]
-            if 'couchbase' in self.getBackendTypes():
-                backend_types.insert(2, BackendStrings.LOCAL_COUCHBASE)
+        backend_types += [BackendStrings.REMOTE_COUCHBASE, BackendStrings.CLOUD_SPANNER]
+        if 'couchbase' in self.getBackendTypes():
+            backend_types.insert(2, BackendStrings.LOCAL_COUCHBASE)
 
         nlist = []
         for i, btype in enumerate(backend_types):