diff --git a/install_files/etc/jupyter/labconfig/default_setting_overrides.json b/install_files/etc/jupyter/labconfig/default_setting_overrides.json
index bf13bd2a1af780ffb74546c0c8aa2908445b5f8d..15629a2fc1e4c060b81063d1944af4fcd48585b2 100644
--- a/install_files/etc/jupyter/labconfig/default_setting_overrides.json
+++ b/install_files/etc/jupyter/labconfig/default_setting_overrides.json
@@ -10,5 +10,9 @@
     "@jupyterlab/translation-extension:plugin":
     {
 	"locale": "fr_FR"
+    },
+    "nbgrader:formgrader":
+    {
+	"local_config": true
     }
 }