diff --git a/brain/utility/Setup.inc.php b/brain/utility/Setup.inc.php
index 05d2cfa..4018863 100644
--- a/brain/utility/Setup.inc.php
+++ b/brain/utility/Setup.inc.php
@@ -127,10 +127,24 @@ class SetUp
           $zip->extractTo("../content");
 
           //move to appropriate spots
+          /*
           rename(
             "../content/settings/settings.json",
             "../config/settings.json"
           );
+          */
+
+          //load up old config file
+          $newConfig = json_decode(
+            file_get_contents("../content/settings/settings.json"),
+            true
+          );
+          //check for key, add if not there
+          if (!isset($newConfig["global"]["externalAPI"])) {
+            $newConfig["global"]["externalAPI"] = "false";
+          }
+          //write new config file
+          DocTools::writeSettings("../config/settings.json", $newConfig);
 
           //rename("../content/settings/folks.json", "../config/folks.json");
           DocTools::writeSettings("../config/folks.json", $newFolks);