diff --git a/server/__init__.py b/server/__init__.py
index 6ae0154f07..f17b32b02e 100644
--- a/server/__init__.py
+++ b/server/__init__.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 from server.lib.disaster_dashboard import get_disaster_dashboard_data
 import server.lib.i18n as i18n
 import server.lib.util as libutil
+import server.services.ai as ai
 from server.services.discovery import configure_endpoints_from_ingress
 from server.services.discovery import get_health_check_urls
 
@@ -288,7 +289,11 @@ def create_app():
   app.config['BABEL_DEFAULT_LOCALE'] = i18n.DEFAULT_LOCALE
   app.config['BABEL_TRANSLATION_DIRECTORIES'] = 'i18n'
 
-  # Initialize the AI module.
+  # Enable the AI module.
+  if cfg.ENABLE_AI:
+    app.config['AI_CONTEXT'] = ai.Context()
+
+  #   # Enable the NL model.
   if os.environ.get('ENABLE_MODEL') == 'true':
     libutil.check_backend_ready([app.config['NL_ROOT'] + '/healthz'])
     # Some specific imports for the NL Interface.
diff --git a/server/app_env/_base.py b/server/app_env/_base.py
index 7280f45442..3fb0a76f0c 100644
--- a/server/app_env/_base.py
+++ b/server/app_env/_base.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class Config:
                            os.environ.get('MIXER_HASH'))
   API_ROOT = 'http://127.0.0.1:8081'  # Port for Kubernetes ESP.
   NL_ROOT = 'http://127.0.0.1:6060'  # Port for Kubernetes ESP.
+  ENABLE_AI = False
   AI_CONFIG_PATH = '/datacommons/ai/ai.yaml'
   SECRET_PROJECT = os.environ.get('SECRET_PROJECT') or ''
   MAPS_API_KEY = os.environ.get('MAPS_API_KEY') or ''
diff --git a/server/app_env/autopush.py b/server/app_env/autopush.py
index 86010f87a3..d4d65c0bb2 100644
--- a/server/app_env/autopush.py
+++ b/server/app_env/autopush.py
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@
 class Config(_base.Config):
   GA_ACCOUNT = 'G-Y6ZXZ9JK3H'
   GCS_BUCKET = 'datcom-website-autopush-resources'
+  ENABLE_AI = True
   LOG_QUERY = True
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/app_env/local.py b/server/app_env/local.py
index 7f61fe05ca..9e43b9c711 100644
--- a/server/app_env/local.py
+++ b/server/app_env/local.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Config(_base.Config):
   API_ROOT = 'https://autopush.api.datacommons.org'
   API_PROJECT = 'datcom-mixer-autopush'
   AI_CONFIG_PATH = os.path.abspath(
-      os.path.join(os.path.curdir, '..', 'deploy/overlays/local/ai.yaml'))
+      os.path.join(os.path.curdir, 'deploy/overlays/local/ai.yaml'))
   SCHEME = 'http'
   GCS_BUCKET = 'datcom-website-autopush-resources'
   LOG_QUERY = True