diff --git a/scripts/gen-erlang-ls-config.sh b/scripts/gen-erlang-ls-config.sh
index d1e6e44b7..0129a2f33 100755
--- a/scripts/gen-erlang-ls-config.sh
+++ b/scripts/gen-erlang-ls-config.sh
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ macros:
     value: ee
 code_reload:
   node: emqx@127.0.0.1
+formatting:
+  formatter: erlfmt
 EOF
 }