diff --git a/lib/runtimeSettings.js b/lib/runtimeSettings.js
index 264207c..aae0a56 100644
--- a/lib/runtimeSettings.js
+++ b/lib/runtimeSettings.js
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ function getSettingsFile (settings) {
             nodesExcludes: [],
             denyList: [],
             allowList: ['*'],
-            catalogues: ['https://catalogue.nodered.org/catalogue.json']
+            catalogues: ['https://catalogue.nodered.org/catalogue.json'],
+            categories: ['subflows', 'common', 'function', 'network', 'sequence', 'parser', 'storage']
         },
         modules: {
             allowInstall: true,
@@ -338,7 +339,8 @@ module.exports = {
         ${projectSettings.libraries}
         tours: ${projectSettings.tours},
         palette: {
-            catalogues: ${JSON.stringify(projectSettings.palette.catalogues)}
+            catalogues: ${JSON.stringify(projectSettings.palette.catalogues)},
+            categories: ${JSON.stringify(projectSettings.palette.categories)}
         },
         multiplayer: {
             enabled: true