diff --git a/.renku/renku.ini b/.renku/renku.ini
index 5a3d87dcf4758670ef89657de1ca745dfdaf9253..fffe2f42884b0c252d2cba3520a9a10d848ad1c9 100644
--- a/.renku/renku.ini
+++ b/.renku/renku.ini
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 [renku "interactive"]
 default_url = /lab
+lfs_auto_fetch = true
+