diff --git a/docker/swarm/stack/gerrit.yml b/docker/swarm/stack/gerrit.yml
index ed90acf..d1a5aa7 100644
--- a/docker/swarm/stack/gerrit.yml
+++ b/docker/swarm/stack/gerrit.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
                 GERRIT_ADMIN_PWD: ${_param:gerrit_admin_password}
                 GERRIT_ADMIN_EMAIL: ${_param:gerrit_admin_email}
                 CANLOADINIFRAME: "true"
+                IGNORE_VERSIONCHECK: "false"
                 JAVA_OPTIONS: "-Djavax.net.ssl.trustStore=/etc/ssl/certs/java/cacerts ${_param:gerrit_extra_opts}"
                 https_proxy: ${_param:docker_https_proxy}
                 http_proxy: ${_param:docker_http_proxy}