diff --git a/ansible/templates/config.hjson b/ansible/templates/config.hjson
index 7e5474e68..de98e4a83 100644
--- a/ansible/templates/config.hjson
+++ b/ansible/templates/config.hjson
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
   jwt_secret: "{{ jwt_password }}"
   # whether tls is required for activitypub. only disable this for debugging, never for producion.
   tls_enabled: true
+  # address where pictrs is available
+  pictrs_url: "http://pictrs:8080"
   # email sending configuration
   email: {
     # hostname of the smtp server