diff --git a/static/js/feature_flags.js b/static/js/feature_flags.js
index b15fa387d8..539ea1652a 100644
--- a/static/js/feature_flags.js
+++ b/static/js/feature_flags.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ exports.show_autoscroll_forever_option = page_params.show_autoscroll_forever_opt
 
 // Still very beta:
 exports.full_width = false; //page_params.staging;
+exports.local_echo = page_params.staging;
 
 exports.show_digest_email_setting = page_params.staging;