diff --git a/motor/rule_applicator.go b/motor/rule_applicator.go
index 687ad7ba..34f08c99 100644
--- a/motor/rule_applicator.go
+++ b/motor/rule_applicator.go
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ func ApplyRulesToRuleSet(execution *RuleSetExecution) *RuleSetExecutionResult {
 		indexConfig.AllowRemoteLookup = true
 		indexConfigUnresolved.AllowRemoteLookup = true
 		docConfig.AllowRemoteReferences = true
+		docConfig.AllowFileReferences = true
 	}
 
 	if execution.SkipDocumentCheck {