diff --git a/graphql_service/server.py b/graphql_service/server.py
index 32daff2f..cacbf8d0 100644
--- a/graphql_service/server.py
+++ b/graphql_service/server.py
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@
 
 load_dotenv("connections.conf")
 
-DEBUG_MODE = os.getenv("DEBUG_MODE", False) == "True"
+DEBUG_MODE = os.getenv("DEBUG_MODE", "false").lower() == "true"
+ENABLE_INTROSPECTION = os.getenv("ENABLE_INTROSPECTION", "true").lower() == "true"
+
 EXTENSIONS: Optional[ExtensionList] = (
     None  # mypy will throw an incompatible type error without this type cast
 )
@@ -172,5 +174,6 @@ def __init__(
             extensions=EXTENSIONS,
         ),
         explorer=CustomExplorerGraphiQL(),
+        introspection=ENABLE_INTROSPECTION,
     ),
 )
diff --git a/k8s/web-prod/base/configmap.yaml b/k8s/web-prod/base/configmap.yaml
index 806c971a..b62eabe4 100644
--- a/k8s/web-prod/base/configmap.yaml
+++ b/k8s/web-prod/base/configmap.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 data:
   DEBUG_MODE: "False"
+  ENABLE_INTROSPECTION: "True"
   HTTP_PROXY: <HTTP_PROXY>
   HTTPS_PROXY: <HTTP_PROXY>
   http_proxy: <HTTP_PROXY>
diff --git a/k8s/web-prod/base/kustomization.yaml b/k8s/web-prod/base/kustomization.yaml
index 4dc6e889..42835f53 100644
--- a/k8s/web-prod/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/k8s/web-prod/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 resources:
-- deployment.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
+- deployment.yaml
diff --git a/k8s/web-prod/overlays/internal/kustomization.yaml b/k8s/web-prod/overlays/internal/kustomization.yaml
index 30eeaed3..45e6f4ca 100644
--- a/k8s/web-prod/overlays/internal/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/k8s/web-prod/overlays/internal/kustomization.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 resources:
 - ../../base
+
 # Uncomment when migrating to new-k8s
 # patchesStrategicMerge:
-#  - patch.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
+#  - patch.yaml