diff --git a/config/application.yml.default b/config/application.yml.default
index 417085b30f6..dcdbf572266 100644
--- a/config/application.yml.default
+++ b/config/application.yml.default
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ development:
   newrelic_license_key: ''
   otp_delivery_blocklist_findtime: 5
   password_pepper: f22d4b2cafac9066fe2f4416f5b7a32c
+  phone_recaptcha_score_threshold: 0.5
   piv_cac_verify_token_secret: ee7f20f44cdc2ba0c6830f70470d1d1d059e1279cdb58134db92b35947b1528ef5525ece5910cf4f2321ab989a618feea12ef95711dbc62b9601e8520a34ee12
   push_notifications_enabled: true
   rails_mailer_previews_enabled: true