diff --git a/swh/web/config.py b/swh/web/config.py
--- a/swh/web/config.py
+++ b/swh/web/config.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
     "staging_server_names": ("list", SWH_WEB_STAGING_SERVER_NAMES),
     "instance_name": ("str", "archive-test.softwareheritage.org"),
     "give": ("dict", {"public_key": "", "token": ""}),
-    "features": ("dict", {"add_forge_now": False}),
+    "features": ("dict", {"add_forge_now": True}),
 }
 
 swhweb_config: Dict[str, Any] = {}
diff --git a/swh/web/settings/development.py b/swh/web/settings/development.py
--- a/swh/web/settings/development.py
+++ b/swh/web/settings/development.py
@@ -9,16 +9,9 @@
 
 from django.core.cache import cache
 
-from swh.web.config import get_config
-
 from .common import *  # noqa
 from .common import MIDDLEWARE
 
-swh_web_config = get_config()
-swh_web_config.update(
-    {"features": {"add_forge_now": True,},}
-)
-
 MIDDLEWARE += ["swh.web.common.middlewares.HtmlPrettifyMiddleware"]
 
 AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = []  # disable any pwd validation mechanism
diff --git a/swh/web/settings/tests.py b/swh/web/settings/tests.py
--- a/swh/web/settings/tests.py
+++ b/swh/web/settings/tests.py
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@
             "server_url": "http://localhost:8080/auth/" if _pytest else "",
             "realm_name": "SoftwareHeritage",
         },
-        "features": {"add_forge_now": True,},
     }
 )