diff --git a/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg b/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg
index ab5ca71493..1c574a411e 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg
+++ b/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ SSH_KEYS = {
 # Configuration item that are specific for this odd pagure instance
 
 PROJECT_TICKETS = False
-ENABLE_NEW_PROJECTS = False
+ENABLE_NEW_PROJECTS = True
 ENABLE_DEL_PROJECTS = False
 ENABLE_TICKETS = False
 ENABLE_GROUP_MNGT = False
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ PDC_URL = 'https://pdc.fedoraproject.org/rest_api/v1/'
 {% endif %}
 
 GITOLITE_BACKEND = 'distgit'
+GITOLITE_CELERY_QUEUE = 'gitolite_queue'
 
 THEME_TEMPLATE_FOLDER = '/usr/share/pagure_dist_git/template/'
 
@@ -244,6 +245,9 @@ ADMIN_API_ACLS = [
     'pull_request_comment',
     'pull_request_merge',
     'create_project',
+    'modify_project',
 ]
 
 BLACKLISTED_GROUPS = ['forks', 'group']
+
+