diff --git a/src/install.js b/src/install.js
index 0a5272a226..a0354ec43c 100644
--- a/src/install.js
+++ b/src/install.js
@@ -209,6 +209,9 @@ var async = require('async'),
 						}, {
 							field: 'allowGuestSearching',
 							value: 0
+						}, {
+							field: 'allowRegistration',
+							value: 1
 						}, {
 							field: 'minimumTitleLength',
 							value: 3