diff --git a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/application_settings.py b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/application_settings.py
index 38eb7f9fb0a..7101165fa13 100644
--- a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/application_settings.py
+++ b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/application_settings.py
@@ -540,6 +540,7 @@ def to_client_statics(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
                 "SIMCORE_VCS_RELEASE_TAG": True,
                 "SIMCORE_VCS_RELEASE_URL": True,
                 "SWARM_STACK_NAME": True,
+                "WEBSERVER_DEV_FEATURES_ENABLED": True,
                 "WEBSERVER_LOGIN": {
                     "LOGIN_ACCOUNT_DELETION_RETENTION_DAYS",
                     "LOGIN_2FA_REQUIRED",
@@ -547,10 +548,10 @@ def to_client_statics(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
                 "WEBSERVER_PROJECTS": {
                     "PROJECTS_MAX_NUM_RUNNING_DYNAMIC_NODES",
                 },
+                "WEBSERVER_SESSION": {"SESSION_COOKIE_MAX_AGE"},
                 "WEBSERVER_TRASH": {
                     "TRASH_RETENTION_DAYS",
                 },
-                "WEBSERVER_SESSION": {"SESSION_COOKIE_MAX_AGE"},
             },
             exclude_none=True,
         )
diff --git a/services/web/server/tests/unit/isolated/test_application_settings.py b/services/web/server/tests/unit/isolated/test_application_settings.py
index 7ead40a3c27..3d8c0c8002d 100644
--- a/services/web/server/tests/unit/isolated/test_application_settings.py
+++ b/services/web/server/tests/unit/isolated/test_application_settings.py
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ def test_settings_to_client_statics_plugins(
     assert settings.WEBSERVER_LOGIN
 
     assert "webserverLicenses" not in statics
+    assert "webserverDevFeaturesEnabled" in statics
 
     assert (
         statics["webserverLogin"]["LOGIN_ACCOUNT_DELETION_RETENTION_DAYS"]