diff --git a/src/lib/config.ts b/src/lib/config.ts
index da7313846cf9..dd403fabe8ac 100644
--- a/src/lib/config.ts
+++ b/src/lib/config.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Config as ConfigCore } from '@verdaccio/config';
 class Config extends ConfigCore {
   public constructor(config: any) {
     config.configPath = config.self_path;
-    super(config, { forceEnhancedLegacySignature: false });
+    super(config, { forceEnhancedLegacySignature: true });
   }
 }