diff --git a/configs/mpac.json b/configs/mpac.json
index dd9a572a1..e06baa8ec 100644
--- a/configs/mpac.json
+++ b/configs/mpac.json
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 {
- "JUNO_ENDPOINT": "https://tools-staging.cosmos.azure.com"
+ "JUNO_ENDPOINT": "https://tools-staging.cosmos.azure.com",
+ "ENABLE_GALLERY_PUBLISH": true
 }
diff --git a/src/ConfigContext.ts b/src/ConfigContext.ts
index 18a1f1fa0..39bf29003 100644
--- a/src/ConfigContext.ts
+++ b/src/ConfigContext.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export interface ConfigContext {
   GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET?: string; // No need to inject secret for prod. Juno already knows it.
   hostedExplorerURL: string;
   armAPIVersion?: string;
+  ENABLE_GALLERY_PUBLISH?: boolean;
 }
 
 // Default configuration
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Controls/NotebookGallery/GalleryAndNotebookViewerComponent.tsx b/src/Explorer/Controls/NotebookGallery/GalleryAndNotebookViewerComponent.tsx
index 3e2b5f605..6a3d3280e 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Controls/NotebookGallery/GalleryAndNotebookViewerComponent.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Controls/NotebookGallery/GalleryAndNotebookViewerComponent.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import Explorer from "../../Explorer";
 
 export interface GalleryAndNotebookViewerComponentProps {
   container?: Explorer;
+  isGalleryPublishEnabled: boolean;
   junoClient: JunoClient;
   notebookUrl?: string;
   galleryItem?: IGalleryItem;
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ export class GalleryAndNotebookViewerComponent extends React.Component<
 
     const props: GalleryViewerComponentProps = {
       container: this.props.container,
+      isGalleryPublishEnabled: this.props.isGalleryPublishEnabled,
       junoClient: this.props.junoClient,
       selectedTab: this.state.selectedTab,
       sortBy: this.state.sortBy,
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Controls/NotebookGallery/GalleryViewerComponent.test.tsx b/src/Explorer/Controls/NotebookGallery/GalleryViewerComponent.test.tsx
index d5e2adecf..a290428b2 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Controls/NotebookGallery/GalleryViewerComponent.test.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Controls/NotebookGallery/GalleryViewerComponent.test.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { GalleryViewerComponent, GalleryViewerComponentProps, GalleryTab, SortBy
 describe("GalleryViewerComponent", () => {
   it("renders", () => {
     const props: GalleryViewerComponentProps = {
+      isGalleryPublishEnabled: false,
       junoClient: undefined,
       selectedTab: GalleryTab.OfficialSamples,
       sortBy: SortBy.MostViewed,
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Controls/NotebookGallery/GalleryViewerComponent.tsx b/src/Explorer/Controls/NotebookGallery/GalleryViewerComponent.tsx
index 2233ffc3c..f4035b9ad 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Controls/NotebookGallery/GalleryViewerComponent.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Controls/NotebookGallery/GalleryViewerComponent.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import { Action } from "../../../Shared/Telemetry/TelemetryConstants";
 
 export interface GalleryViewerComponentProps {
   container?: Explorer;
+  isGalleryPublishEnabled: boolean;
   junoClient: JunoClient;
   selectedTab: GalleryTab;
   sortBy: SortBy;
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ export class GalleryViewerComponent extends React.Component<GalleryViewerCompone
 
     const tabs: GalleryTabInfo[] = [this.createSamplesTab(GalleryTab.OfficialSamples, this.state.sampleNotebooks)];
 
-    if (this.props.container?.isGalleryPublishEnabled()) {
+    if (this.props.isGalleryPublishEnabled) {
       tabs.push(
         this.createPublicGalleryTab(
           GalleryTab.PublicGallery,
@@ -159,6 +160,9 @@ export class GalleryViewerComponent extends React.Component<GalleryViewerCompone
           this.state.isCodeOfConductAccepted
         )
       );
+    }
+
+    if (this.props.container?.isGalleryPublishEnabled()) {
       tabs.push(this.createFavoritesTab(GalleryTab.Favorites, this.state.favoriteNotebooks));
 
       // explicitly checking if isCodeOfConductAccepted is not false, as it is initially undefined.
@@ -385,7 +389,7 @@ export class GalleryViewerComponent extends React.Component<GalleryViewerCompone
           <Stack.Item styles={{ root: { minWidth: 200 } }}>
             <Dropdown options={this.sortingOptions} selectedKey={this.state.sortBy} onChange={this.onDropdownChange} />
           </Stack.Item>
-          {(!this.props.container || this.props.container.isGalleryPublishEnabled()) && (
+          {this.props.isGalleryPublishEnabled && (
             <Stack.Item>
               <InfoComponent />
             </Stack.Item>
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Controls/NotebookGallery/__snapshots__/GalleryViewerComponent.test.tsx.snap b/src/Explorer/Controls/NotebookGallery/__snapshots__/GalleryViewerComponent.test.tsx.snap
index 17ae29657..760df58ea 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Controls/NotebookGallery/__snapshots__/GalleryViewerComponent.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/Explorer/Controls/NotebookGallery/__snapshots__/GalleryViewerComponent.test.tsx.snap
@@ -77,9 +77,6 @@ exports[`GalleryViewerComponent renders 1`] = `
               selectedKey={0}
             />
           </StackItem>
-          <StackItem>
-            <InfoComponent />
-          </StackItem>
         </Stack>
         <StackItem>
           <FocusZone
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Explorer.ts b/src/Explorer/Explorer.ts
index d2b635849..2fe6f4d97 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Explorer.ts
+++ b/src/Explorer/Explorer.ts
@@ -424,8 +424,8 @@ export default class Explorer {
     this.shouldShowShareDialogContents = ko.observable<boolean>(false);
     this.shouldShowDataAccessExpiryDialog = ko.observable<boolean>(false);
     this.shouldShowContextSwitchPrompt = ko.observable<boolean>(false);
-    this.isGalleryPublishEnabled = ko.computed<boolean>(() =>
-      this.isFeatureEnabled(Constants.Features.enableGalleryPublish)
+    this.isGalleryPublishEnabled = ko.computed<boolean>(
+      () => configContext.ENABLE_GALLERY_PUBLISH || this.isFeatureEnabled(Constants.Features.enableGalleryPublish)
     );
     this.isLinkInjectionEnabled = ko.computed<boolean>(() =>
       this.isFeatureEnabled(Constants.Features.enableLinkInjection)
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Tabs/GalleryTab.tsx b/src/Explorer/Tabs/GalleryTab.tsx
index a2e23fa7f..3e16092ce 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Tabs/GalleryTab.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Tabs/GalleryTab.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export default class GalleryTab extends TabsBase {
 
     this.galleryAndNotebookViewerComponentProps = {
       container: options.container,
+      isGalleryPublishEnabled: options.container.isGalleryPublishEnabled(),
       junoClient: options.junoClient,
       notebookUrl: options.notebookUrl,
       galleryItem: options.galleryItem,
diff --git a/src/GalleryViewer/GalleryViewer.tsx b/src/GalleryViewer/GalleryViewer.tsx
index f8993ff30..1eb18c538 100644
--- a/src/GalleryViewer/GalleryViewer.tsx
+++ b/src/GalleryViewer/GalleryViewer.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { initializeIcons } from "office-ui-fabric-react/lib/Icons";
 import { Text, Link } from "office-ui-fabric-react";
 import * as React from "react";
 import * as ReactDOM from "react-dom";
-import { initializeConfiguration } from "../ConfigContext";
+import { configContext, initializeConfiguration } from "../ConfigContext";
 import { GalleryHeaderComponent } from "../Explorer/Controls/Header/GalleryHeaderComponent";
 import {
   GalleryAndNotebookViewerComponent,
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const onInit = async () => {
   const galleryViewerProps = GalleryUtils.getGalleryViewerProps(window.location.search);
 
   const props: GalleryAndNotebookViewerComponentProps = {
+    isGalleryPublishEnabled: configContext.ENABLE_GALLERY_PUBLISH,
     junoClient: new JunoClient(),
     selectedTab: galleryViewerProps.selectedTab || GalleryTab.OfficialSamples,
     sortBy: galleryViewerProps.sortBy || SortBy.MostViewed,