diff --git a/k8s/webrtc-be/templates/deployment.yml b/k8s/webrtc-be/templates/deployment.yml
index f272dc9..4b1cf7d 100644
--- a/k8s/webrtc-be/templates/deployment.yml
+++ b/k8s/webrtc-be/templates/deployment.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ spec:
               value: "32768"
             - name: BACKEND_URL
               value: {{ .Values.backendUrl }}
+            {{ if .Values.auth }}
+            - name: RESTRICT_AUTH
+              value: "true"
+            {{ end }}
           ports:
             - name: websocket-port
               containerPort: 5001
diff --git a/k8s/webrtc-be/values-production.yaml b/k8s/webrtc-be/values-production.yaml
index 9d1c4be..e66e0af 100644
--- a/k8s/webrtc-be/values-production.yaml
+++ b/k8s/webrtc-be/values-production.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Ingress
 domain: "webrtc-be.video.jamkazam.com"
 # Webrtc env variables
-backendUrl: "https://jamkazam.com" 
\ No newline at end of file
+backendUrl: "https://jamkazam.com"
+auth: true
\ No newline at end of file