diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/appsettings.json b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/appsettings.json
index 9ec3d20fb8..31a8f95693 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/appsettings.json
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/appsettings.json
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 {
-  "ConnectionStrings": {
-
-  }
+    "ConnectionStrings": {
+        "umbracoDbDSN": "Data Source=|DataDirectory|\\Umbraco.sdf;Flush Interval=1;"
+    },
+    "Umbraco": {
+        "CMS": {
+            "ModelsBuilder": {
+                "ModelsMode":  "PureLive"
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }