diff --git a/pds/index.js b/pds/index.js
index ab443e0..aa6caf4 100644
--- a/pds/index.js
+++ b/pds/index.js
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ const { envStr } = require("@atproto/common");
 const { PDS, envToCfg, envToSecrets, readEnv } = require("@atproto/pds");
 const pkg = require("@atproto/pds/package.json");
 
+const slurs = require("@atproto/pds/dist/handle/explicit-slurs.js")
+slurs.hasExplicitSlur = () => false;
+
 const process = require("node:process")
 
 const main = async () => {