diff --git a/backend/.env.template b/backend/.env.template
index fb3dbd482..2d2374698 100644
--- a/backend/.env.template
+++ b/backend/.env.template
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE="a7dsf78sadg87ad87sfagsadg78"
 SENTRY_DSN_BACKEND=
 COMMIT=
 PUBLIC_REGISTRATION=false
-INVITE_REGISTRATION=false
+INVITE_REGISTRATION=true
 
 AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=
 AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=
diff --git a/webapp/.env.template b/webapp/.env.template
index d927bea22..7373255a9 100644
--- a/webapp/.env.template
+++ b/webapp/.env.template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 SENTRY_DSN_WEBAPP=
 COMMIT=
 PUBLIC_REGISTRATION=false
-INVITE_REGISTRATION=false
+INVITE_REGISTRATION=true
 WEBSOCKETS_URI=ws://localhost:3000/api/graphql
 GRAPHQL_URI=http://localhost:4000/