diff --git a/api/env.default b/api/env.default
index 960f2443c..78acd001c 100644
--- a/api/env.default
+++ b/api/env.default
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ JWT_EXPIRATION=2592000
 JWT_ISSUER=openreplay-oss
 jwt_secret="SET A RANDOM STRING HERE"
 ASSIST_URL=http://assist-openreplay.app.svc.cluster.local:9001/assist/%s
+ASSIST_KEY=
 assist=/sockets-live
 assistList=/sockets-list
 pg_dbname=postgres
diff --git a/ee/api/env.default b/ee/api/env.default
index 3dd351a5f..cdbc3d256 100644
--- a/ee/api/env.default
+++ b/ee/api/env.default
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ JWT_EXPIRATION=2592000
 JWT_ISSUER=openreplay-ee
 jwt_secret="SET A RANDOM STRING HERE"
 ASSIST_URL=http://assist-openreplay.app.svc.cluster.local:9001/assist/%s
+ASSIST_KEY=
 assist=/sockets-live
 assistList=/sockets-list
 pg_dbname=postgres