diff --git a/autotest-external.sh b/autotest-external.sh
index 1f1ca330ac5bf3e8fcfcb4ae0610d8e49ff76932..20a7de5f119e0e3353d2b6c3fdeb9101c88cb745 100755
--- a/autotest-external.sh
+++ b/autotest-external.sh
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ EOF
 	echo "Installing ...."
 	./occ maintenance:install -vvv --database=$1 --database-name=$DATABASENAME --database-host=localhost --database-user=$DATABASEUSER --database-pass=owncloud --database-table-prefix=oc_ --admin-user=$ADMINLOGIN --admin-pass=admin --data-dir=$DATADIR
 
+	./occ config:system:set --value true --type boolean allow_local_remote_servers
+
 	#test execution
 	echo "Testing with $1 ..."