diff --git a/.changeset/strange-tables-flash.md b/.changeset/strange-tables-flash.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b42069aa64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/strange-tables-flash.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-stack-overflow': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-stack-overflow-backend': patch
+---
+
+app-config is now picked up properly.
diff --git a/plugins/stack-overflow-backend/config.d.ts b/plugins/stack-overflow-backend/config.d.ts
index 7e7211ca33..2c39d61bfb 100644
--- a/plugins/stack-overflow-backend/config.d.ts
+++ b/plugins/stack-overflow-backend/config.d.ts
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ export interface Config {
   /**
    * Configuration options for the stack overflow plugin
    */
-  stackoverflow: {
+  stackoverflow?: {
     /**
      * The base url of the Stack Overflow API used for the plugin
      * @visibility backend
      */
-    baseUrl: string;
+    baseUrl?: string;
   };
 }
diff --git a/plugins/stack-overflow-backend/package.json b/plugins/stack-overflow-backend/package.json
index cc41da042e..083ab18b42 100644
--- a/plugins/stack-overflow-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/stack-overflow-backend/package.json
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
   },
   "files": [
     "dist",
-    "config"
-  ]
+    "config.d.ts"
+  ],
+  "configSchema": "config.d.ts"
 }
diff --git a/plugins/stack-overflow/config.d.ts b/plugins/stack-overflow/config.d.ts
index 811893231e..c0638e3c19 100644
--- a/plugins/stack-overflow/config.d.ts
+++ b/plugins/stack-overflow/config.d.ts
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ export interface Config {
   /**
    * Configuration options for the stack overflow plugin
    */
-  stackoverflow: {
+  stackoverflow?: {
     /**
      * The base url of the Stack Overflow API used for the plugin
      * @visibility frontend
      */
-    baseUrl: string;
+    baseUrl?: string;
   };
 }
diff --git a/plugins/stack-overflow/package.json b/plugins/stack-overflow/package.json
index 922277c74a..793e42881d 100644
--- a/plugins/stack-overflow/package.json
+++ b/plugins/stack-overflow/package.json
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
   },
   "files": [
     "dist",
-    "config"
-  ]
+    "config.d.ts"
+  ],
+  "configSchema": "config.d.ts"
 }