diff --git a/devops_portal/files/config.json b/devops_portal/files/config.json
index 3cf0dca..5447f65 100644
--- a/devops_portal/files/config.json
+++ b/devops_portal/files/config.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   "services": {
   {%- for service_name, service in salt['devops_utils.iter_items'](services, config.service) %}
     {%- if not loop.first %},{% endif -%}
-    {%- if service|length() > 0 and service.enabled %}
+    {%- if service.enabled|default(True) %}
     "{{ service_name }}": {
       "endpoint": "{{ service_url(service.endpoint) }}"
       {%- if service.credentials is defined and service.credentials|length() > 0 -%},
diff --git a/devops_portal/files/nginx.conf b/devops_portal/files/nginx.conf
index 83073fa..ee80d87 100644
--- a/devops_portal/files/nginx.conf
+++ b/devops_portal/files/nginx.conf
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 {%- for service_name in services %}
 {%- if config.service[service_name] is defined %}
 {%- set service = config.service[service_name] %}
-{%- if service.enabled|default(False) and service.configure_proxy|default(False) %}
+{%- if service.enabled|default(True) and service.configure_proxy|default(False) %}
 
         location /api/{{ service_name }} {
             proxy_pass {{ service_url(service.endpoint) }};