diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/preferences.js b/app/scripts/controllers/preferences.js
index 73e3b7963..2b0fdbb41 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/preferences.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/preferences.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export default class PreferencesController {
 
       // set to true means the dynamic list from the API is being used
       // set to false will be using the static list from contract-metadata
-      useTokenDetection: false,
+      useTokenDetection: Boolean(process.env.TOKEN_DETECTION_V2),
       useCollectibleDetection: false,
       openSeaEnabled: false,
       advancedGasFee: null,