diff --git a/packages/backend/migration/1668374092227-forceEnablePush.js b/packages/backend/migration/1668374092227-forceEnablePush.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3d63f2a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/migration/1668374092227-forceEnablePush.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import push from 'web-push';
+
+export class forceEnablePush1668374092227 {
+	name = 'forceEnablePush1668374092227';
+
+	async up(queryRunner) {
+		// set VAPID keys if not yet set
+		const { publicKey, privateKey } = push.generateVAPIDKeys();
+		await queryRunner.query(`UPDATE "meta" SET "swPublicKey" = $1, "swPrivateKey" = $2 WHERE "swPublicKey" IS NULL OR "swPrivateKey" IS NULL`, [publicKey, privateKey]);
+
+		await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "meta" DROP COLUMN "enableServiceWorker"`);
+		await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "meta" ALTER COLUMN "swPublicKey" SET NOT NULL`);
+		await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "meta" ALTER COLUMN "swPrivateKey" SET NOT NULL`);
+	}
+
+	async down(queryRunner) {
+		await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "meta" ALTER COLUMN "swPrivateKey" DROP NOT NULL`);
+		await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "meta" ALTER COLUMN "swPublicKey" DROP NOT NULL`);
+		await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "meta" ADD "enableServiceWorker" boolean NOT NULL DEFAULT false`);
+		// since VAPID keys are set and the service worker may have been enabled before, make sure it is now enabled
+		await queryRunner.query(`UPDATE "meta" SET "enableServiceWorker" = true`);
+		// can't unset the VAPID keys because we do not know if we set them in the migration
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/misc/fetch-meta.ts b/packages/backend/src/misc/fetch-meta.ts
index 2b8966810..924b44553 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/misc/fetch-meta.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/misc/fetch-meta.ts
@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@ async function getMeta(): Promise<void> {
 		},
 	});
 	if (metas.length === 0) {
+		const { publicKey, privateKey } = push.generateVAPIDKeys();
 		await db.manager.insert(Meta, {
 			id: 'x',
+			swPublicKey: publicKey,
+			swPrivateKey: privateKey,
 		});
 		metas = await db.manager.find(Meta, {
 			order: {
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/models/entities/meta.ts b/packages/backend/src/models/entities/meta.ts
index 59118303e..c812b882a 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/models/entities/meta.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/models/entities/meta.ts
@@ -236,22 +236,15 @@ export class Meta {
 	})
 	public smtpPass: string | null;
 
-	@Column('boolean', {
-		default: false,
+	@Column('varchar', {
+		length: 128,
 	})
-	public enableServiceWorker: boolean;
+	public swPublicKey: string;
 
 	@Column('varchar', {
 		length: 128,
-		nullable: true,
 	})
-	public swPublicKey: string | null;
-
-	@Column('varchar', {
-		length: 128,
-		nullable: true,
-	})
-	public swPrivateKey: string | null;
+	public swPrivateKey: string;
 
 	@Column('boolean', {
 		default: false,
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/meta.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/meta.ts
index 32e05dacb..ddd64f6b1 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/meta.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/meta.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export const meta = {
 			},
 			swPublickey: {
 				type: 'string',
-				optional: false, nullable: true,
+				optional: false, nullable: false,
 			},
 			bannerUrl: {
 				type: 'string',
@@ -114,10 +114,6 @@ export const meta = {
 				type: 'boolean',
 				optional: false, nullable: false,
 			},
-			enableServiceWorker: {
-				type: 'boolean',
-				optional: false, nullable: false,
-			},
 			translatorAvailable: {
 				type: 'boolean',
 				optional: false, nullable: false,
@@ -219,10 +215,6 @@ export const meta = {
 				type: 'string',
 				optional: true, nullable: true,
 			},
-			swPrivateKey: {
-				type: 'string',
-				optional: true, nullable: true,
-			},
 			useObjectStorage: {
 				type: 'boolean',
 				optional: true, nullable: false,
@@ -335,7 +327,6 @@ export default define(meta, paramDef, async (ps, me) => {
 		enableTwitterIntegration: instance.enableTwitterIntegration,
 		enableGithubIntegration: instance.enableGithubIntegration,
 		enableDiscordIntegration: instance.enableDiscordIntegration,
-		enableServiceWorker: instance.enableServiceWorker,
 		pinnedPages: instance.pinnedPages,
 		pinnedClipId: instance.pinnedClipId,
 		cacheRemoteFiles: instance.cacheRemoteFiles,
@@ -360,7 +351,6 @@ export default define(meta, paramDef, async (ps, me) => {
 		smtpPort: instance.smtpPort,
 		smtpUser: instance.smtpUser,
 		smtpPass: instance.smtpPass,
-		swPrivateKey: instance.swPrivateKey,
 		useObjectStorage: instance.useObjectStorage,
 		objectStorageBaseUrl: instance.objectStorageBaseUrl,
 		objectStorageBucket: instance.objectStorageBucket,
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/update-meta.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/update-meta.ts
index e6bcc4012..c6913a675 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/update-meta.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/update-meta.ts
@@ -76,9 +76,6 @@ export const paramDef = {
 		smtpPort: { type: 'integer', nullable: true },
 		smtpUser: { type: 'string', nullable: true },
 		smtpPass: { type: 'string', nullable: true },
-		enableServiceWorker: { type: 'boolean' },
-		swPublicKey: { type: 'string', nullable: true },
-		swPrivateKey: { type: 'string', nullable: true },
 		tosUrl: { type: 'string', nullable: true },
 		useObjectStorage: { type: 'boolean' },
 		objectStorageBaseUrl: { type: 'string', nullable: true },
@@ -297,18 +294,6 @@ export default define(meta, paramDef, async (ps, me) => {
 		set.smtpPass = ps.smtpPass;
 	}
 
-	if (ps.enableServiceWorker !== undefined) {
-		set.enableServiceWorker = ps.enableServiceWorker;
-	}
-
-	if (ps.swPublicKey !== undefined) {
-		set.swPublicKey = ps.swPublicKey;
-	}
-
-	if (ps.swPrivateKey !== undefined) {
-		set.swPrivateKey = ps.swPrivateKey;
-	}
-
 	if (ps.tosUrl !== undefined) {
 		set.ToSUrl = ps.tosUrl;
 	}
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/meta.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/meta.ts
index 511c97ddc..569b8f56b 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/meta.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/meta.ts
@@ -182,10 +182,6 @@ export const meta = {
 				type: 'boolean',
 				optional: false, nullable: false,
 			},
-			enableServiceWorker: {
-				type: 'boolean',
-				optional: false, nullable: false,
-			},
 			translatorAvailable: {
 				type: 'boolean',
 				optional: false, nullable: false,
@@ -240,7 +236,8 @@ export const meta = {
 					},
 					serviceWorker: {
 						type: 'boolean',
-						optional: false, nullable: false,
+						optional: true, nullable: false,
+						default: true,
 					},
 					miauth: {
 						type: 'boolean',
@@ -321,8 +318,6 @@ export default define(meta, paramDef, async (ps, me) => {
 		enableGithubIntegration: instance.enableGithubIntegration,
 		enableDiscordIntegration: instance.enableDiscordIntegration,
 
-		enableServiceWorker: instance.enableServiceWorker,
-
 		translatorAvailable: translatorAvailable(instance),
 
 		pinnedPages: instance.pinnedPages,
@@ -346,7 +341,7 @@ export default define(meta, paramDef, async (ps, me) => {
 			twitter: instance.enableTwitterIntegration,
 			github: instance.enableGithubIntegration,
 			discord: instance.enableDiscordIntegration,
-			serviceWorker: instance.enableServiceWorker,
+			serviceWorker: true,
 			miauth: true,
 		},
 	};
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/nodeinfo.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/nodeinfo.ts
index 2411d438d..34423bd56 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/nodeinfo.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/nodeinfo.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ const nodeinfo2 = async (): Promise<NodeInfo2Base> => {
 			enableGithubIntegration: meta.enableGithubIntegration,
 			enableDiscordIntegration: meta.enableDiscordIntegration,
 			enableEmail: meta.enableEmail,
-			enableServiceWorker: meta.enableServiceWorker,
 			proxyAccountName: proxyAccount?.username ?? null,
 			themeColor: meta.themeColor || '#86b300',
 		},
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/services/push-notification.ts b/packages/backend/src/services/push-notification.ts
index 5f1e30982..e258c217a 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/services/push-notification.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/services/push-notification.ts
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ function truncateNotification(notification: Packed<'Notification'>): any {
 export async function pushNotification<T extends keyof pushNotificationsTypes>(userId: string, type: T, body: pushNotificationsTypes[T]) {
 	const meta = await fetchMeta();
 
-	if (!meta.enableServiceWorker || meta.swPublicKey == null || meta.swPrivateKey == null) return;
-
 	// Register key pair information
 	push.setVapidDetails(config.url,
 		meta.swPublicKey,
diff --git a/packages/client/src/pages/admin/settings.vue b/packages/client/src/pages/admin/settings.vue
index daf5a58fb..71eb15a2e 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/pages/admin/settings.vue
+++ b/packages/client/src/pages/admin/settings.vue
@@ -107,27 +107,6 @@
 							</FormInput>
 						</FormSplit>
 					</FormSection>
-
-					<FormSection>
-						<template #label>ServiceWorker</template>
-
-						<FormSwitch v-model="enableServiceWorker" class="_formBlock">
-							<template #label>{{ i18n.ts.enableServiceworker }}</template>
-							<template #caption>{{ i18n.ts.serviceworkerInfo }}</template>
-						</FormSwitch>
-
-						<template v-if="enableServiceWorker">
-							<FormInput v-model="swPublicKey" class="_formBlock">
-								<template #prefix><i class="fas fa-key"></i></template>
-								<template #label>Public key</template>
-							</FormInput>
-
-							<FormInput v-model="swPrivateKey" class="_formBlock">
-								<template #prefix><i class="fas fa-key"></i></template>
-								<template #label>Private key</template>
-							</FormInput>
-						</template>
-					</FormSection>
 				</div>
 			</FormSuspense>
 		</MkSpacer>
@@ -167,9 +146,6 @@ let localDriveCapacityMb: any = $ref(0);
 let remoteDriveCapacityMb: any = $ref(0);
 let enableRegistration: boolean = $ref(false);
 let emailRequiredForSignup: boolean = $ref(false);
-let enableServiceWorker: boolean = $ref(false);
-let swPublicKey: any = $ref(null);
-let swPrivateKey: any = $ref(null);
 
 async function init(): Promise<void> {
 	const meta = await os.api('admin/meta');
@@ -192,9 +168,6 @@ async function init(): Promise<void> {
 	remoteDriveCapacityMb = meta.driveCapacityPerRemoteUserMb;
 	enableRegistration = !meta.disableRegistration;
 	emailRequiredForSignup = meta.emailRequiredForSignup;
-	enableServiceWorker = meta.enableServiceWorker;
-	swPublicKey = meta.swPublickey;
-	swPrivateKey = meta.swPrivateKey;
 }
 
 function save(): void {
@@ -218,9 +191,6 @@ function save(): void {
 		remoteDriveCapacityMb: parseInt(remoteDriveCapacityMb, 10),
 		disableRegistration: !enableRegistration,
 		emailRequiredForSignup,
-		enableServiceWorker,
-		swPublicKey,
-		swPrivateKey,
 	}).then(() => {
 		fetchInstance();
 	});