diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index cda6af2431c4b21ae2757db23cb43893dc394e16..5e134db03b1a58c48c1a5f9439a30bf47ced486c 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ bool Config::load(std::istream &ifs, boost::program_options::options_description
 		("service.enable_privacy_lists", value<bool>()->default_value(true), "")
 		("service.enable_xhtml", value<bool>()->default_value(true), "")
 		("service.max_room_list_size", value<int>()->default_value(100), "")
+		("service.jid_escaping", value<bool>()->default_value(true), "")
 		("vhosts.vhost", value<std::vector<std::string> >()->multitoken(), "")
 		("identity.name", value<std::string>()->default_value("Spectrum 2 Transport"), "Name showed in service discovery.")
 		("identity.category", value<std::string>()->default_value("gateway"), "Disco#info identity category. 'gateway' by default.")