diff --git a/static/js/feature_flags.js b/static/js/feature_flags.js
index fdb565b9a6..be2bbade73 100644
--- a/static/js/feature_flags.js
+++ b/static/js/feature_flags.js
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ var customer4_realms = [
 ];
 var is_customer4 = _.contains(customer4_realms, page_params.domain);
 
+// Local server-related flags
+exports.do_not_share_the_love = page_params.local_server;
+
 // Manually-flipped debugging flags
 exports.log_send_times = false;
 exports.collect_send_times = false;
diff --git a/static/js/referral.js b/static/js/referral.js
index e83c9e8e32..799f3d0f97 100644
--- a/static/js/referral.js
+++ b/static/js/referral.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ exports.update_state = function (granted, used) {
     last_granted = granted;
     last_used = used;
 
-    if (granted <= 0 || page_params.local_server) {
+    if (granted <= 0 || feature_flags.do_not_share_the_love) {
         $("#share-the-love").hide();
     } else {
         $("#referral-form input").attr('placeholder', _.shuffle(placeholder_invitees).pop());