diff --git a/src/helm/env.d/dev/values.impress.yaml.gotmpl b/src/helm/env.d/dev/values.impress.yaml.gotmpl
index f4478725f..6dfead8e4 100644
--- a/src/helm/env.d/dev/values.impress.yaml.gotmpl
+++ b/src/helm/env.d/dev/values.impress.yaml.gotmpl
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ backend:
   replicas: 1
   envVars:
     COLLABORATION_SERVER_SECRET: my-secret
+    COLLABORATION_API_URL: https://docs.127.0.0.1.nip.io/collaboration/api/
+    COLLABORATION_WS_NOT_CONNECTED_READY_ONLY: False
     CONVERSION_UPLOAD_ENABLED: True
     DJANGO_CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS: https://docs.127.0.0.1.nip.io
     DJANGO_CONFIGURATION: Feature
diff --git a/src/helm/env.d/feature/values.impress.yaml.gotmpl b/src/helm/env.d/feature/values.impress.yaml.gotmpl
index d179cd520..fb25acd53 100644
--- a/src/helm/env.d/feature/values.impress.yaml.gotmpl
+++ b/src/helm/env.d/feature/values.impress.yaml.gotmpl
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ backend:
   envVars:
     COLLABORATION_SERVER_SECRET: my-secret
     CONVERSION_UPLOAD_ENABLED: True
+    COLLABORATION_API_URL: https://{{ .Values.feature }}-docs.{{ .Values.domain }}/collaboration/api/
+    COLLABORATION_WS_NOT_CONNECTED_READY_ONLY: True
     DJANGO_CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS: https://{{ .Values.feature }}-docs.{{ .Values.domain }}
     DJANGO_CONFIGURATION: Feature
     DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS: {{ .Values.feature }}-docs.{{ .Values.domain }}