diff --git a/conf/cfc.config b/conf/cfc.config
index e7bf040be..1ecae8f27 100644
--- a/conf/cfc.config
+++ b/conf/cfc.config
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 //Profile config names for nf-core/configs
+plugins {
+    id 'nf-co2footprint'
+}
+
 params {
     config_profile_description = 'QBiC Core Facility cluster profile provided by nf-core/configs.'
     config_profile_contact     = 'Sabrina Krakau (@skrakau)'
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@ params {
 }
 
 /*
- * By default the nf-co2footprint plugin is not activated. To activate it, please add
+ * By default the nf-co2footprint plugin is activated. To deactivate it, please use `cfc_dev` as profile.
  * ````
  * plugins {
  *  id 'nf-co2footprint@<VERSION>'