diff --git a/policy/policy-authority.go b/policy/policy-authority.go
index 0834848cf..60244c31d 100644
--- a/policy/policy-authority.go
+++ b/policy/policy-authority.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ func NewPolicyAuthorityImpl(common cmd.CommonConfig) (*PolicyAuthorityImpl, erro
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	pa.Db = padb
+	pa.EnforceWhitelist = common.EnforcePolicyWhitelist
 
 	// TODO: Add configurability
 	pa.PublicSuffixList = PublicSuffixList