diff --git a/src/protagonist/API/Startup.cs b/src/protagonist/API/Startup.cs
index 1d424e531..57c730b0f 100644
--- a/src/protagonist/API/Startup.cs
+++ b/src/protagonist/API/Startup.cs
@@ -57,7 +57,12 @@ public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
 
         services
             .Configure<NamedQueryTemplateSettings>(configuration)
-            .Configure<DlcsSettings>(configuration.GetSection("DLCS"))
+            .Configure<DlcsSettings>(settings =>
+            {
+                configuration.GetSection("DLCS").Bind(settings);
+                settings.JwtValidIssuers =
+                    configuration.GetSection("DLCS").GetSection("JwtValidIssuers").Get<string[]>();
+            })
             .Configure<CacheSettings>(cachingSection);
 
         var apiSettings = configuration.Get<ApiSettings>();