diff --git a/examples/docker/src/local.env b/examples/docker/src/local.env
index 1c9e867c..13233408 100755
--- a/examples/docker/src/local.env
+++ b/examples/docker/src/local.env
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 # Variables shared to both AEM Compose and Task tool
 
+AEM_AUTHOR_ACTIVE=true
 AEM_AUTHOR_USER=admin
 AEM_AUTHOR_PASSWORD=admin
 AEM_AUTHOR_HTTP_URL=http://localhost:4502
 AEM_AUTHOR_DEBUG_ADDR=0.0.0.0:14502
 
+AEM_PUBLISH_ACTIVE=true
 AEM_PUBLISH_USER=admin
 AEM_PUBLISH_PASSWORD=admin
 AEM_PUBLISH_HTTP_URL=http://localhost:4503
diff --git a/pkg/project/app_classic/local.env b/pkg/project/app_classic/local.env
index 706fade6..0ace2cac 100644
--- a/pkg/project/app_classic/local.env
+++ b/pkg/project/app_classic/local.env
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 # Variables shared to both AEM Compose and Task tool
 
+AEM_AUTHOR_ACTIVE=true
 AEM_AUTHOR_USER=admin
 AEM_AUTHOR_PASSWORD=admin
 AEM_AUTHOR_HTTP_URL=http://localhost:4502
 AEM_AUTHOR_DEBUG_ADDR=0.0.0.0:14502
 
+AEM_PUBLISH_ACTIVE=true
 AEM_PUBLISH_USER=admin
 AEM_PUBLISH_PASSWORD=admin
 AEM_PUBLISH_HTTP_URL=http://localhost:4503
diff --git a/pkg/project/app_cloud/local.env b/pkg/project/app_cloud/local.env
index 21669425..ce6b00d5 100644
--- a/pkg/project/app_cloud/local.env
+++ b/pkg/project/app_cloud/local.env
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 # Variables shared to both AEM Compose and Task tool
 
+AEM_AUTHOR_ACTIVE=true
 AEM_AUTHOR_USER=admin
 AEM_AUTHOR_PASSWORD=admin
 AEM_AUTHOR_HTTP_URL=http://localhost:4502
 AEM_AUTHOR_DEBUG_ADDR=0.0.0.0:14502
 
+AEM_PUBLISH_ACTIVE=true
 AEM_PUBLISH_USER=admin
 AEM_PUBLISH_PASSWORD=admin
 AEM_PUBLISH_HTTP_URL=http://localhost:4503
diff --git a/pkg/project/instance/local.env b/pkg/project/instance/local.env
index 1c9e867c..13233408 100644
--- a/pkg/project/instance/local.env
+++ b/pkg/project/instance/local.env
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 # Variables shared to both AEM Compose and Task tool
 
+AEM_AUTHOR_ACTIVE=true
 AEM_AUTHOR_USER=admin
 AEM_AUTHOR_PASSWORD=admin
 AEM_AUTHOR_HTTP_URL=http://localhost:4502
 AEM_AUTHOR_DEBUG_ADDR=0.0.0.0:14502
 
+AEM_PUBLISH_ACTIVE=true
 AEM_PUBLISH_USER=admin
 AEM_PUBLISH_PASSWORD=admin
 AEM_PUBLISH_HTTP_URL=http://localhost:4503