diff --git a/services/web/app/src/infrastructure/Features.js b/services/web/app/src/infrastructure/Features.js
index 0b2a831b4d..0a90b8af01 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/infrastructure/Features.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/infrastructure/Features.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ module.exports = Features = {
       case 'view-templates':
         return Settings.overleaf == null
       case 'affiliations':
-        return !!Settings.apis.v1.url
+        return Settings.overleaf != null
       case 'redirect-sl':
         return Settings.redirectToV2 != null
       case 'overleaf-integration':
diff --git a/services/web/test/acceptance/config/settings.test.coffee b/services/web/test/acceptance/config/settings.test.coffee
index 481d00dc8e..319dcd7b2a 100644
--- a/services/web/test/acceptance/config/settings.test.coffee
+++ b/services/web/test/acceptance/config/settings.test.coffee
@@ -155,3 +155,6 @@ module.exports =
 			name: 'google'
 		},
 
+	# setting to true since many features are enabled/disabled after availability of this
+  # property (check Features.js)
+	overleaf: true