diff --git a/packaging/cfg/taos.cfg b/packaging/cfg/taos.cfg
index ebbab8697b..87aa68f866 100644
--- a/packaging/cfg/taos.cfg
+++ b/packaging/cfg/taos.cfg
@@ -183,3 +183,6 @@
 
 # generate core file when service crash
 # enableCoreFile            1
+
+# force the use of parameters from the configuration file
+# forceReadConfig           0