diff --git a/production.ini b/production.ini
--- a/production.ini
+++ b/production.ini
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ index_dir = %(here)s/data/index
 cut_off_limit = 256000
 force_https = false
 commit_parse_limit = 250
+use_gravatar = true
 
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 ###        CELERY CONFIG        ####