diff --git a/internal/feature/feature.go b/internal/feature/feature.go
index c9df43aa8d0bf13c252ec17cc5b3e7e7212e9520..ebf257c128da6a9d6e6a14ef4b7faa9431dfef92 100644
--- a/internal/feature/feature.go
+++ b/internal/feature/feature.go
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ var HandleReadErrors = Feature{
 // ConfigurableRoot enables a project's root directory to be customized using
 // the GitLab API
 var ConfigurableRoot = Feature{
-	EnvVariable: "FF_CONFIGURABLE_ROOT_DIR",
+	EnvVariable:    "FF_CONFIGURABLE_ROOT_DIR",
+	defaultEnabled: true,
 }
 
 // Enabled reads the environment variable responsible for the feature flag