diff --git a/apps/django/base/backend-deployment.yaml b/apps/django/base/backend-deployment.yaml
index 7077fcc..1729375 100644
--- a/apps/django/base/backend-deployment.yaml
+++ b/apps/django/base/backend-deployment.yaml
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ spec:
               value: "6379"
             - name: DJANGO_REDIS_HOST
               value: redis
+            - name: SERVER_EXTERNAL_FIND_BY_USERNAME_ENABLED
+              value: "True"
+            - name: SERVER_EXTERNAL_FIND_BY_EMAIL_ENABLED
+              value: "True"
             - name: DJANGO_REDIS_PORT
               value: "6379"
             - name: BIMV2_INTERNAL_HOST