diff --git a/roles/matrix-bridge-appservice-slack/templates/config.yaml.j2 b/roles/matrix-bridge-appservice-slack/templates/config.yaml.j2
index 96e689675..732b0b640 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-bridge-appservice-slack/templates/config.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/matrix-bridge-appservice-slack/templates/config.yaml.j2
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ homeserver:
     url: "{{ matrix_appservice_slack_homeserver_url }}"
     media_url: "{{ matrix_appservice_slack_homeserver_media_url }}"
 
+rtm:
+    enable: true
+
 {% if matrix_appservice_slack_database_engine == 'nedb' %}
 dbdir: "/data"
 {% else %}