diff --git a/docker/swarm/stack/monitoring/init.yml b/docker/swarm/stack/monitoring/init.yml
index 925a10a..57d7a5a 100644
--- a/docker/swarm/stack/monitoring/init.yml
+++ b/docker/swarm/stack/monitoring/init.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@
 - system.prometheus.server.container
 - system.docker.swarm.stack.monitoring.remote_agent
 parameters:
+  _param:
+    # Backward compatibility for Prometheus 1.7
+    prometheus_storage_local_engine: "persisted"
+    prometheus_storage_heap_size: 3221225472
+    prometheus_storage_num_fingerprint_mutexes: 4096
+
   docker:
     client:
       stack:
@@ -118,3 +124,8 @@
                 PROMETHEUS_BIND_ADDRESS: ${prometheus:server:bind:address}
                 PROMETHEUS_STORAGE_LOCAL_RETENTION: ${prometheus:server:storage:local:retention}
                 PROMETHEUS_EXTERNAL_URL: "http://${_param:stacklight_monitor_address}:15010"
+                # Backward compatibility for Prometheus 1.7
+                PROMETHEUS_STORAGE_LOCAL_ENGINE: ${_param:prometheus_storage_local_engine}
+                PROMETHEUS_STORAGE_LOCAL_TARGET_HEAP_SIZE: ${_param:prometheus_storage_heap_size}
+                PROMETHEUS_STORAGE_LOCAL_NUM_FINGERPRINT_MUTEXES: ${_param:prometheus_storage_num_fingerprint_mutexes}
+ 
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