diff --git a/swh/web/settings/development.py b/swh/web/settings/development.py
index 8d152e3e..01ebd648 100644
--- a/swh/web/settings/development.py
+++ b/swh/web/settings/development.py
@@ -1,19 +1,26 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2017-2019  The Software Heritage developers
+# Copyright (C) 2017-2022  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
 """
 Django development settings for swh-web.
 """
 
 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
 
 cache.clear()