diff --git a/blahd/src/config.rs b/blahd/src/config.rs
index ebda26c..2e4786f 100644
--- a/blahd/src/config.rs
+++ b/blahd/src/config.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ pub struct Config {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct DatabaseConfig {
+    #[serde_inline_default(false)]
     pub in_memory: bool,
     #[serde_inline_default("/var/lib/blahd/db.sqlite".into())]
     pub path: PathBuf,