diff --git a/config/services.bitmask.yml b/config/services.bitmask.yml
index 8ad547f16e3ea6ff565ec1c6572324417647124b..63a27c7ddc0cfb508193d9c002d4fa7e96aa858d 100644
--- a/config/services.bitmask.yml
+++ b/config/services.bitmask.yml
@@ -137,5 +137,6 @@ obfsvpn:
         OBFS4_KEY_FILE: /opt/obfsvpn/data/obfs4_state.json
         # necessary for traditional/non-hopping mode
         OBFS4_PORT: "443"
+        PERSIST_BRIDGE_STATE: "true"
         LOGLEVEL: DEBUG