diff --git a/storage/engine.go b/storage/engine.go
index dd63b4fd5..d04aeb6d2 100644
--- a/storage/engine.go
+++ b/storage/engine.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ func New() Engine {
 		storesMux:          &sync.Mutex{},
 		stores:             map[string]stoabs.Store{},
 		sqlMigrationLogger: logrusInfoLogWriter{},
+		config:             DefaultConfig(),
 	}
 }