diff --git a/.dassie/.env b/.dassie/.env
index e9327f6326..5830251ea8 100644
--- a/.dassie/.env
+++ b/.dassie/.env
@@ -49,4 +49,4 @@ VALKYRIE_METADATA_ADAPTER=pg_metadata
 VALKYRIE_SOLR_HOST=solr
 VALKYRIE_SOLR_PORT=8983
 VALKYRIE_STORAGE_ADAPTER=versioned_disk_storage
-VALKYRIE_TRANSITION=false
+VALKYRIE_TRANSITION=true
diff --git a/.dassie/config/initializers/hyrax.rb b/.dassie/config/initializers/hyrax.rb
index 935b4998d0..a0f55a6da6 100644
--- a/.dassie/config/initializers/hyrax.rb
+++ b/.dassie/config/initializers/hyrax.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
   # Injected via `rails g hyrax:work_resource GenericWorkResource`
   # config.register_curation_concern :generic_work_resource
 
+  config.valkyrie_transition = ActiveModel::Type::Boolean.new.cast(ENV.fetch('VALKYRIE_TRANSITION', true))
+
   config.iiif_image_server = true
   config.work_requires_files = false
   config.citations = true