diff --git a/src/mod_pubsub.erl b/src/mod_pubsub.erl
index 8ca3c1ac2..95771e930 100644
--- a/src/mod_pubsub.erl
+++ b/src/mod_pubsub.erl
@@ -3891,4 +3891,5 @@ mod_options(Host) ->
      {pep_mapping, []},
      {plugins, [?STDNODE]},
      {max_subscriptions_node, undefined},
-     {default_node_config, []}].
+     {default_node_config, []},
+     {force_node_config, []}].