diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index 0f44a0ca..70c182f6 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {
   "DB_URL": "mysql+pymysql://root:rootpw@localhost:13306/icatdb",
   "log_level": "WARN",
-  "debug_mode": false
+  "debug_mode": false,
+  "generate_swagger": false
 }
 
 
diff --git a/config.json.example b/config.json.example
index 0f44a0ca..70c182f6 100644
--- a/config.json.example
+++ b/config.json.example
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {
   "DB_URL": "mysql+pymysql://root:rootpw@localhost:13306/icatdb",
   "log_level": "WARN",
-  "debug_mode": false
+  "debug_mode": false,
+  "generate_swagger": false
 }