diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/common/recipes/splunk.rb b/chef/cookbooks/common/recipes/splunk.rb
index bcd1e56d0..5833cb223 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/common/recipes/splunk.rb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/common/recipes/splunk.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ execute "Install splunk" do
 end
 
 execute "Put splunk into forwarding mode" do
-  command "cd /opt/splunk/bin && ./splunk enable app SplunkLightForwarder -auth admin:changeme"
+  command "cd /opt/splunk/bin && ./splunk enable app SplunkLightForwarder --accept-license -auth admin:changeme"
 end
 
 execute "Add forwarding server" do