diff --git a/services/web/config/settings.defaults.coffee b/services/web/config/settings.defaults.coffee
index 07a14c1a4e..bb1fa5ec6a 100644
--- a/services/web/config/settings.defaults.coffee
+++ b/services/web/config/settings.defaults.coffee
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ module.exports = settings =
 	appName: "ShareLaTeX (Community Edition)"
 	adminEmail: "placeholder@example.com"
 
-	brandPrefix: "sl-"
+	brandPrefix: process.env['BRAND_PREFIX'] || "sl-"
 
 	nav:
 		title: "ShareLaTeX Community Edition"