diff --git a/.renku/renku.ini b/.renku/renku.ini
index 64abf342e2c94aa1f4f4fa004771f5067d11a3c0..0f6a237edcca322a3683ca3fe5d2b5cc128bf3cf 100644
--- a/.renku/renku.ini
+++ b/.renku/renku.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [renku "interactive"]
 default_url = /lab
+lfs_auto_fetch = true
 
 [renku]
 autocommit_lfs = true
-
+lfs_threshold = 100kb