diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 9bb5a73c2..8225d50ac 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -546,6 +546,7 @@ var DefaultConfig = Config{
 		},
 		EmptyTimeout:       5 * 60,
 		DepartureTimeout:   20,
+		CreateRoomEnabled:  true,
 		CreateRoomTimeout:  10 * time.Second,
 		CreateRoomAttempts: 3,
 	},