diff --git a/config/docker.exs b/config/docker.exs
index f9f27d141..80ec69935 100644
--- a/config/docker.exs
+++ b/config/docker.exs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ config :web_push_encryption, :vapid_details, subject: "mailto:#{System.get_env("
 config :pleroma, :database, rum_enabled: false
 config :pleroma, :instance, static_dir: "/var/lib/pleroma/static"
 config :pleroma, Pleroma.Uploaders.Local, uploads: "/var/lib/pleroma/uploads"
+config :pleroma, configurable_from_database: true
 
 # We can't store the secrets in this file, since this is baked into the docker image
 if not File.exists?("/var/lib/pleroma/secret.exs") do