diff --git a/deployment/kubernetes/templates/backend/ConfigMap.yml b/deployment/kubernetes/templates/backend/ConfigMap.yml
index 4ea065c..a4c8405 100644
--- a/deployment/kubernetes/templates/backend/ConfigMap.yml
+++ b/deployment/kubernetes/templates/backend/ConfigMap.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ metadata:
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: "{{ .Release.Service }}"
     helm.sh/chart: "{{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" }}"
 data:
+  PRODUCTION_DB_CLEAN_ALLOW: "{{ .Values.PRODUCTION_DB_CLEAN_ALLOW }}"
   PUBLIC_REGISTRATION: "{{ .Values.PUBLIC_REGISTRATION }}"
   INVITE_REGISTRATION: "{{ .Values.INVITE_REGISTRATION }}"
   CLIENT_URI: "{{ .Values.BACKEND.CLIENT_URI }}"
diff --git a/deployment/kubernetes/values.template.yaml b/deployment/kubernetes/values.template.yaml
index 921ce3c..9b5b751 100644
--- a/deployment/kubernetes/values.template.yaml
+++ b/deployment/kubernetes/values.template.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # please duplicate template file and rename to "values.yaml" and fill in your value
 
 # change all the below if needed
+PRODUCTION_DB_CLEAN_ALLOW: false # only true for production environments on staging servers
 PUBLIC_REGISTRATION: false
 INVITE_REGISTRATION: false
 COOKIE_EXPIRE_TIME: 730 # days (730 days, two years is the default in main code)
diff --git a/docker-compose.ocelotsocial-branded.yml b/docker-compose.ocelotsocial-branded.yml
index 7591b4a..9d678ec 100644
--- a/docker-compose.ocelotsocial-branded.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.ocelotsocial-branded.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ services:
       - PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE=a7dsf78sadg87ad87sfagsadg78
       - EMAIL_SUPPORT=support@wir.social
       - EMAIL_DEFAULT_SENDER=info@wir.social
+      - PRODUCTION_DB_CLEAN_ALLOW=true # because this is stage.ocelot.social # false # only true for production environments on staging servers
       - PUBLIC_REGISTRATION=true
       - SMTP_USERNAME=${SMTP_USERNAME}
       - SMTP_PASSWORD=${SMTP_PASSWORD}