diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/session/SessionSharingSection.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/session/SessionSharingSection.tsx
index 3a97dc3e..5f78bc9b 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/session/SessionSharingSection.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/session/SessionSharingSection.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,14 @@ export default function SessionSharingSection() {
 
   // Only load saved config from localStorage if the env variable is not provided.
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!envBaseUrlShare) {
+    if (envBaseUrlShare) {
+      // If env variable is set, save the forced configuration to localStorage
+      const forcedConfig = {
+        enabled: true,
+        baseUrl: envBaseUrlShare,
+      };
+      localStorage.setItem('session_sharing_config', JSON.stringify(forcedConfig));
+    } else {
       const savedSessionConfig = localStorage.getItem('session_sharing_config');
       if (savedSessionConfig) {
         try {
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/sessions/SessionSharingSection.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/sessions/SessionSharingSection.tsx
index 66942bab..986442bc 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/sessions/SessionSharingSection.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/sessions/SessionSharingSection.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,14 @@ export default function SessionSharingSection() {
 
   // Only load saved config from localStorage if the env variable is not provided.
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!envBaseUrlShare) {
+    if (envBaseUrlShare) {
+      // If env variable is set, save the forced configuration to localStorage
+      const forcedConfig = {
+        enabled: true,
+        baseUrl: envBaseUrlShare,
+      };
+      localStorage.setItem('session_sharing_config', JSON.stringify(forcedConfig));
+    } else {
       const savedSessionConfig = localStorage.getItem('session_sharing_config');
       if (savedSessionConfig) {
         try {