diff --git a/DNN Platform/Tests/App.config b/DNN Platform/Tests/App.config
index 105f35feb05..3dca93e23b2 100644
--- a/DNN Platform/Tests/App.config	
+++ b/DNN Platform/Tests/App.config	
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@
     <mail defaultProvider="CoreMailProvider">
       <providers>
         <clear />
-        <add name="CoreMailProvider" type="DotNetNuke.Services.Mail.CoreMailProvider, DotNetNuke" />
+        <add name="CoreMailProvider" type="DotNetNuke.Services.Mail.CoreMailProvider, DotNetNuke" hideCoreSettings="False" />
       </providers>
     </mail>
   </dotnetnuke>
diff --git a/DNN Platform/Website/Install/Config/09.08.00.config b/DNN Platform/Website/Install/Config/09.08.00.config
index 273c220560d..8c75cbfb892 100644
--- a/DNN Platform/Website/Install/Config/09.08.00.config	
+++ b/DNN Platform/Website/Install/Config/09.08.00.config	
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
       <mail defaultProvider="CoreMailProvider">
         <providers>
           <clear />
-          <add name="CoreMailProvider" type="DotNetNuke.Services.Mail.CoreMailProvider, DotNetNuke" />
+          <add name="CoreMailProvider" type="DotNetNuke.Services.Mail.CoreMailProvider, DotNetNuke" hideCoreSettings="False" />
         </providers>
       </mail>
     </node>
diff --git a/DNN Platform/Website/development.config b/DNN Platform/Website/development.config
index c626870d544..be903f61a17 100644
--- a/DNN Platform/Website/development.config	
+++ b/DNN Platform/Website/development.config	
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@
     <mail defaultProvider="CoreMailProvider">
       <providers>
         <clear />
-        <add name="CoreMailProvider" type="DotNetNuke.Services.Mail.CoreMailProvider, DotNetNuke" />
+        <add name="CoreMailProvider" type="DotNetNuke.Services.Mail.CoreMailProvider, DotNetNuke" hideCoreSettings="False" />
       </providers>
     </mail>
   </dotnetnuke>
diff --git a/DNN Platform/Website/release.config b/DNN Platform/Website/release.config
index 1b537a7663f..b83e81a0cea 100644
--- a/DNN Platform/Website/release.config	
+++ b/DNN Platform/Website/release.config	
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@
     <mail defaultProvider="CoreMailProvider">
       <providers>
         <clear />
-        <add name="CoreMailProvider" type="DotNetNuke.Services.Mail.CoreMailProvider, DotNetNuke" />
+        <add name="CoreMailProvider" type="DotNetNuke.Services.Mail.CoreMailProvider, DotNetNuke" hideCoreSettings="False" />
       </providers>
     </mail>
   </dotnetnuke>