diff --git a/config/config.exs b/config/config.exs
index 8b42a5351..223ab0c52 100644
--- a/config/config.exs
+++ b/config/config.exs
@@ -238,6 +238,11 @@ config :pleroma, :mrf_simple,
   reject: [],
   accept: []
 
+config :pleroma, :mrf_keyword,
+  reject: [],
+  ftl_removal: [],
+  replace: []
+
 config :pleroma, :rich_media, enabled: true
 
 config :pleroma, :media_proxy,
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/nodeinfo/nodeinfo_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/nodeinfo/nodeinfo_controller.ex
index 7c24d4761..8c7df5b90 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/nodeinfo/nodeinfo_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/nodeinfo/nodeinfo_controller.ex
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Nodeinfo.NodeinfoController do
 
     # This horror is needed to convert regex sigils to strings
     mrf_keyword =
-      Application.get_env(:pleroma, :mrf_keyword)
+      Application.get_env(:pleroma, :mrf_keyword, [])
       |> Enum.map(fn {key, value} ->
         {key,
          Enum.map(value, fn