diff --git a/cmd/loki/loki-local-config.yaml b/cmd/loki/loki-local-config.yaml
index c593b14a252c0..5038d48212b00 100644
--- a/cmd/loki/loki-local-config.yaml
+++ b/cmd/loki/loki-local-config.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ query_range:
         enabled: true
         max_size_mb: 100
 
+limits_config:
+  metric_aggregation_enabled: true
+
 schema_config:
   configs:
     - from: 2020-10-24