diff --git a/federation/.env.dist.template b/federation/.env.dist.template
index 63185117b..780779722 100644
--- a/federation/.env.dist.template
+++ b/federation/.env.dist.template
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 CONFIG_VERSION=$FEDERATION_CONFIG_VERSION
 
 LOG_LEVEL=$LOG_LEVEL
-GRAPHIQL=$GRAPHIQL
+# this is set fix to false, because it is important for 'production' environments. only set to true if a graphql-playground should be in use
+GRAPHIQL=false
 
 # Database
 DB_HOST=$DB_HOST