diff --git a/src/frontend/frontend_server.py b/src/frontend/frontend_server.py
index 49dbc8773..72557dbc8 100644
--- a/src/frontend/frontend_server.py
+++ b/src/frontend/frontend_server.py
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@
 @app.get("/config.js", response_class=PlainTextResponse)
 def get_config():
     backend_url = html.escape(os.getenv("BACKEND_API_URL", "http://localhost:8000"))
-    return f'const BACKEND_API_URL = "{backend_url}";'
+    auth_enabled = html.escape(os.getenv("AUTH_ENABLED", "True"))
+    return f'''
+        const BACKEND_API_URL = "{backend_url}";
+        const AUTH_ENABLED = "{auth_enabled}";
+        '''
 
 
 # Redirect root to app.html
diff --git a/src/frontend/wwwroot/app.js b/src/frontend/wwwroot/app.js
index 32acefbc5..16760c490 100644
--- a/src/frontend/wwwroot/app.js
+++ b/src/frontend/wwwroot/app.js
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
     const closeModalButtons = document.querySelectorAll(".modal-close-button");
     const myTasksMenu = document.getElementById("myTasksMenu");
     const tasksStats = document.getElementById("tasksStats");
+    
+    if(AUTH_ENABLED !== undefined) {
+        setStoredData('authEnabled', AUTH_ENABLED.toString().toLowerCase());
+    }
 
     //if (!getStoredData('apiEndpoint'))setStoredData('apiEndpoint', apiEndpoint);
     // Force rewrite of apiEndpoint
@@ -51,8 +55,17 @@
           try {
               const response = await fetch('/.auth/me');
               if (!response.ok) {
-                  console.log("No identity provider found. Access to chat will be blocked.");
-                  return null;
+                  if(getStoredData('authEnabled') === 'false'){
+                        //Authentication is disabled. Will use mock user
+                        return {
+                            name: 'Local User',
+                            authenticated: true
+                        }
+                  }
+                  else{
+                    console.log("No identity provider found. Access to chat will be blocked.");
+                    return null;
+                  }
               }
               const payload = await response.json();
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/wwwroot/utils.js b/src/frontend/wwwroot/utils.js
index ef816dc76..61e5fe561 100644
--- a/src/frontend/wwwroot/utils.js
+++ b/src/frontend/wwwroot/utils.js
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ window.GetAuthDetails = async () => {
 
             // Check if the request is successful
             if (!authResponse.ok) {
+                if(getStoredData('authEnabled') === 'false') {
+                    //Authentication is disabled. Will use mock user
+                    console.log("Authentication Disabled. Using mock user details.");
+
+                    const headers = getMockUserHeaders();
+
+                    return  headers;
+                }
                 console.log("Failed to fetch authentication details. Access to chat will be blocked.");
                 return null;
             }
@@ -47,25 +55,30 @@ window.GetAuthDetails = async () => {
         // This code runs locally so setup mock headers
         console.log("Running locally. Skipping authentication details fetch.");
 
+        const headers = getMockUserHeaders();
+
+        return  headers;
+    }
+
+    function getMockUserHeaders() {
         const mockUserDetails = {
             client_principal: 'mock-client-principal-id',
             user_claims: [
-              { typ: 'http://schemas.microsoft.com/identity/claims/objectidentifier', val: '12345678-abcd-efgh-ijkl-9876543210ab' }, // Mock Object ID
-              { typ: 'name', val: 'Local User' }, // Mock Name
-              { typ: 'email', val: 'localuser@example.com' }, // Mock Email (optional claim)
+                { typ: 'http://schemas.microsoft.com/identity/claims/objectidentifier', val: '12345678-abcd-efgh-ijkl-9876543210ab' }, // Mock Object ID
+                { typ: 'name', val: 'Local User' }, // Mock Name
+                { typ: 'email', val: 'localuser@example.com' }, // Mock Email (optional claim)
             ],
             identity_provider: 'mock-identity-provider', // Mock Identity Provider
-          };
-          
-          const headers = {
+        };
+
+        const headers = {
             'Content-Type': 'application/json',
             'X-Ms-Client-Principal': mockUserDetails.client_principal || '',
             'X-Ms-Client-Principal-Id': mockUserDetails.user_claims?.find(claim => claim.typ === 'http://schemas.microsoft.com/identity/claims/objectidentifier')?.val || '',
             'X-Ms-Client-Principal-Name': mockUserDetails.user_claims?.find(claim => claim.typ === 'name')?.val || '',
             'X-Ms-Client-Principal-Idp': mockUserDetails.identity_provider || '',
-          };
-
-        return  headers;
+        };
+        return headers;
     }
 };