diff --git a/conf/properties.json b/conf/properties.json
index d0f7876906085e78a429ed6443a3f146f5e5c10e..bca2503a8cddb292594aec07be7a03ef700ee2dc 100644
--- a/conf/properties.json
+++ b/conf/properties.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   "month_year": "01_2022",
   "application": "vMap",
   "default_show_sidenav": true,
+  "public_connect_available": true,
   "widget_public_connect_available": true,
   "map": {
     "default_feature_zoom": 15,