diff --git a/prosody/rootfs/defaults/conf.d/jitsi-meet.cfg.lua b/prosody/rootfs/defaults/conf.d/jitsi-meet.cfg.lua
index bfe5b38..8d0beea 100644
--- a/prosody/rootfs/defaults/conf.d/jitsi-meet.cfg.lua
+++ b/prosody/rootfs/defaults/conf.d/jitsi-meet.cfg.lua
@@ -464,4 +464,5 @@ Component "metadata.{{ $XMPP_DOMAIN }}" "room_metadata_component"
 {{ if $ENABLE_VISITORS }}
 Component "visitors.{{ $XMPP_DOMAIN }}" "visitors_component"
     auto_allow_visitor_promotion = true
+    always_visitors_enabled = true
 {{ end }}