diff --git a/renovate-schema.json b/renovate-schema.json
index d37b30dc09ec63f461f89fa87731a49b02f65b56..c2bb05f900260468940fa2aaad7409c847e3491d 100644
--- a/renovate-schema.json
+++ b/renovate-schema.json
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
     "requireConfig": {
       "description": "Set to true if repositories must have a config to activate.",
       "type": "boolean",
-      "default": false
+      "default": true
     },
     "privateKey": {
       "description": "Server-side private key",