diff --git a/backend/src/dal/leaderboards.ts b/backend/src/dal/leaderboards.ts
index 3c7d6989d..943c0534b 100644
--- a/backend/src/dal/leaderboards.ts
+++ b/backend/src/dal/leaderboards.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ export async function update(
               $exists: true,
             },
             banned: { $exists: false },
+            lbOptOut: { $exists: false },
             needsToChangeName: { $exists: false },
             timeTyping: {
               $gt: process.env.MODE === "dev" ? 0 : 7200,