diff --git a/crates/router/src/core/admin.rs b/crates/router/src/core/admin.rs
index dabe22da626e..c7009bf4cc98 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/core/admin.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/core/admin.rs
@@ -219,6 +219,17 @@ pub async fn create_merchant_account(
         .insert_merchant(merchant_account, &key_store)
         .await
         .to_duplicate_response(errors::ApiErrorResponse::DuplicateMerchantAccount)?;
+
+    db.insert_config(diesel_models::configs::ConfigNew {
+        key: format!("{}_requires_cvv", merchant_account.merchant_id),
+        config: "true".to_string(),
+    })
+    .await
+    .map_err(|err| {
+        crate::logger::error!("Error while setting requires_cvv config: {err:?}");
+    })
+    .ok();
+
     Ok(service_api::ApplicationResponse::Json(
         merchant_account
             .try_into()
diff --git a/crates/router/src/core/payment_methods/cards.rs b/crates/router/src/core/payment_methods/cards.rs
index c22b7323095b..20a3e130eb25 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/core/payment_methods/cards.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/core/payment_methods/cards.rs
@@ -1831,7 +1831,7 @@ pub async fn list_customer_payment_method(
         )
         .await
         .change_context(errors::ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)
-        .attach_printable("Failed to fetch merchant_id config for requires_cvv")?;
+        .attach_printable("Failed to fetch requires_cvv config")?;
 
     let requires_cvv = is_requires_cvv.config != "false";