diff --git a/apps/federation/appinfo/info.xml b/apps/federation/appinfo/info.xml
index be591b5b693..d373d5ae23f 100644
--- a/apps/federation/appinfo/info.xml
+++ b/apps/federation/appinfo/info.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 	<dependencies>
 		<owncloud min-version="9.0" max-version="9.0" />
 	</dependencies>
+	<default_enable/>
     <types>
         <authentication/>
     </types>