diff --git a/bin/run.js b/bin/run.js
index 5033b4ac3..0832fef1f 100644
--- a/bin/run.js
+++ b/bin/run.js
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ if (require.main !== module) { // If run.js is required by another module (for e
             describe: 'Log config',
             'default': true,
         })
+        .options('primary', {
+            describe: 'Run as primary instance',
+        })
         .argv;
 
     const config = require('../config');
@@ -53,6 +56,7 @@ if (require.main !== module) { // If run.js is required by another module (for e
     const appName = path.parse(argv.script).name;
     const logger = log4js.getLogger(appName);
     if (appName === "notifier") config.notifier = true;
+    config.primary = !!argv.primary; // If not true, the instance will run as a recplica
 
     // Handling uncaught exceptions
     process.on('uncaughtException', err => {
diff --git a/config/default.config.js b/config/default.config.js
index 8ac531a93..c56dc36f7 100644
--- a/config/default.config.js
+++ b/config/default.config.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ module.exports = {
     env: 'development', // Enviroment: development, testing, production
     locales: ['en', 'ru'], // List of supported locales. First one is the default locale, if user transferred nothing
     lang: 'ru', // Language: ru, en
-    primary: false, // If not true, the instance will run as a recplica
     admin: {
         email: '',
     },
diff --git a/config/local.config.js.docker-example b/config/local.config.js.docker-example
index 5238eef1c..cb64804ac 100644
--- a/config/local.config.js.docker-example
+++ b/config/local.config.js.docker-example
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ module.exports = function (config, appRequire) {
 
     _.merge(config, {
         // Send periodical emails to users depending on environment variable
-        primary: true,
         client: {
             hostname: 'localhost',
         },
diff --git a/config/local.config.js.example b/config/local.config.js.example
index ac68f91d2..bcc42e159 100644
--- a/config/local.config.js.example
+++ b/config/local.config.js.example
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ module.exports = function (config, appRequire) {
     const _ = appRequire('lodash');
 
     _.merge(config, {
-        primary: true,
         client: {
             hostname: 'pastvu.local',
         },
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 1f419b2b5..8fc00eb9c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - .:/code
       - store:/store
-    command: run app
+    command: run app --primary
 
   notifier:
     << : *app-image