diff --git a/docker/frontend/entrypoint.sh b/docker/frontend/entrypoint.sh
index 45d852c45..a913bedf5 100644
--- a/docker/frontend/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/frontend/entrypoint.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ cp /etc/nginx/nginx.conf /patch/nginx.conf
 sed -i "s/__MEMPOOL_FRONTEND_HTTP_PORT__/${__MEMPOOL_FRONTEND_HTTP_PORT__}/g" /patch/nginx.conf
 cat /patch/nginx.conf > /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
 
+if [ "${LIGHTNING_DETECTED_PORT}" = "9735" ];then
+  export LIGHTNING=true
+fi
+
 # Runtime overrides - read env vars defined in docker compose
 
 __TESTNET_ENABLED__=${TESTNET_ENABLED:=false}