2 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/server/initializers/checker-before-init.ts b/server/initializers/checker-before-init.ts
index a9896907d..3095913a3 100644
--- a/server/initializers/checker-before-init.ts
+++ b/server/initializers/checker-before-init.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function checkMissedConfig () {
     'instance.name', 'instance.short_description', 'instance.description', 'instance.terms', 'instance.default_client_route',
     'instance.is_nsfw', 'instance.default_nsfw_policy', 'instance.robots', 'instance.securitytxt',
     'services.twitter.username', 'services.twitter.whitelisted',
-    'followers.instance.enabled'
+    'followers.instance.enabled', 'followers.instance.manual_approval'
   ]
   const requiredAlternatives = [
     [ // set
diff --git a/server/initializers/constants.ts b/server/initializers/constants.ts
index 43c5ec54c..7d9ffc668 100644
--- a/server/initializers/constants.ts
+++ b/server/initializers/constants.ts
@@ -327,7 +327,8 @@ const CONFIG = {
   },
   FOLLOWERS: {
     INSTANCE: {
-      get ENABLED () { return config.get<boolean>('followers.instance.enabled') }
+      get ENABLED () { return config.get<boolean>('followers.instance.enabled') },
+      get MANUAL_APPROVAL () { return config.get<boolean>('followers.instance.manual_approval') }
     }
   }
 }