diff --git a/lib/global_config_service.rb b/lib/global_config_service.rb
index 6eb700d58..b4561b94b 100644
--- a/lib/global_config_service.rb
+++ b/lib/global_config_service.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class GlobalConfigService
 
     return if config_value.blank?
 
-    i = InstallationConfig.where(name: config_key).first_or_create(value: config_value)
+    i = InstallationConfig.where(name: config_key).first_or_create(value: config_value, locked: false)
     # To clear a nil value that might have been cached in the previous call
     GlobalConfig.clear_cache
     i.value