diff --git a/startup/basic.properties b/startup/basic.properties
index def42ee..8d14223 100644
--- a/startup/basic.properties
+++ b/startup/basic.properties
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ SiteSettings.pipelineToolsDirectory;bootstrap=${LABKEY_HOME}
 
 SiteSettings.sslPort;startup=${LABKEY_PORT}
 SiteSettings.sslRequired;startup=true
+FileLinkMetrics.EnableFileLinkMetricsTask;startup=true
 
 SearchSettings.indexFilePath;bootstrap=${LABKEY_FILES_ROOT}/labkey_full_text_index