diff --git a/solr/renovate-config.js b/solr/renovate-config.js
index 23a57b9a..0bc4a238 100644
--- a/solr/renovate-config.js
+++ b/solr/renovate-config.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module.exports = {
   gitAuthor: 'SolrBot <solrbot@cominvent.com>',
   onboarding: false,
-  requireConfig: false,
+  requireConfig: "optional",
   platform: 'github',
   includeForks: false,
   repositories: [