diff --git a/playbooks/roles/limnoria/templates/limnoria.config.j2 b/playbooks/roles/limnoria/templates/limnoria.config.j2
index 8f1f6bf654..c746b63d25 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/limnoria/templates/limnoria.config.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/limnoria/templates/limnoria.config.j2
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ supybot.externalIP:
 #
 # Default value: True
 ###
-supybot.flush: True
+supybot.flush: False
 
 ###
 # Determines whether the bot will unidentify someone when that person
@@ -1729,6 +1729,7 @@ supybot.plugins.MeetBot.enableSupybotBasedConfig: False
 
 # NickServ
 supybot.plugins.Services: True
+supybot.plugins.Services.noJoinsUntilIdentified: True
 supybot.plugins.Services.NickServ: NickServ
 supybot.plugins.Services.NickServ.nicks: {{ limnoria_default_nick }}
 supybot.plugins.Services.NickServ.password.{{ limnoria_default_nick }}: {{ limnoria_default_nickserv_password }}