diff --git a/apps/inbound-mail/.example.env b/apps/inbound-mail/.example.env
index cb33a758e93..3cda03eb73a 100644
--- a/apps/inbound-mail/.example.env
+++ b/apps/inbound-mail/.example.env
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@ REDIS_HOST="localhost"
 REDIS_PORT="6379"
 
 LOGGING_LEVEL=info
+## This value should be set to true if it is the first time you are running the with the database
+AUTO_CREATE_INDEXES=false