diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 462976e..3742ad4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@ kubeconfig-*.yaml
 # any secret
 *.secret.yaml
 *.secrets.yaml
+
+.vscode
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/zimit/api/api-configs.cm.yaml b/zimit/api/api-configs.cm.yaml
index 344baa6..5e2dfd2 100644
--- a/zimit/api/api-configs.cm.yaml
+++ b/zimit/api/api-configs.cm.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ data:
   LOGS_EXPIRATION: "7"
   ZIMFARM_DISALLOW_CAPABILITIES: "y"
   ALEMBIC_UPGRADE_HEAD_ON_START: "y"
+  ZIMIT_USE_RELAXED_SCHEMA: "y"
   # Timeout for requests to other services
   REQ_TIMEOUT_NOTIFICATIONS: "5"
   REQ_TIMEOUT_CMS: "50"