diff --git a/datastore_server/dist/etc/service.properties b/datastore_server/dist/etc/service.properties
index 5bd8502b4edb12d8012210265d9b228fa95a6fe4..d808082644efac90be65b7121ab3bf9eb5ada0e5 100644
--- a/datastore_server/dist/etc/service.properties
+++ b/datastore_server/dist/etc/service.properties
@@ -324,6 +324,19 @@ post-registration.post-registration-tasks = pathinfo-feeding
 post-registration.pathinfo-feeding.class = ch.systemsx.cisd.etlserver.path.PathInfoDatabaseFeedingTask
 post-registration.pathinfo-feeding.compute-checksum = true
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# processing plugins configuration
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Comma separated names of processing plugins. Each plugin should have configuration properties prefixed with its name.
+processing-plugins = path-info-db-consistency-check
+
+# Processing task that checks the consistency between the data store and the meta information stored in the PathInfoDB.
+# It sends out an email which contains all differences found. 
+path-info-db-consistency-check.label = Path Info DB consistency check
+path-info-db-consistency-check.dataset-types = .*
+path-info-db-consistency-check.class = ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.dss.generic.server.plugins.standard.DataSetAndPathInfoDBConsistencyCheckProcessingPlugin
+
 #
 # FTP / SFTP server configuration
 #