diff --git a/plugins/appState.js b/plugins/appState.js
index d0474b21d..91920d16f 100644
--- a/plugins/appState.js
+++ b/plugins/appState.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const $appState = {
     install: (Vue, options) => {
-        Vue.config.globalProperties.$appState = reactive({ theme: 'lara-light-blue', darkTheme: false, codeSandbox: false, sourceType: 'options-api', newsActive: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production', announcement: {} });
+        Vue.config.globalProperties.$appState = reactive({ theme: 'lara-light-blue', darkTheme: false, codeSandbox: false, sourceType: 'options-api', newsActive: true, announcement: {} });
     }
 };