diff --git a/workflow/engine/controllers/designer.php b/workflow/engine/controllers/designer.php
index af0e342b8..82dada39f 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/controllers/designer.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/controllers/designer.php
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class Designer extends Controller
         $this->setVar('prj_readonly', $proReadOnly);
         $this->setVar('credentials', base64_encode(json_encode($clientToken)));
         $this->setVar('isDebugMode', $debug);
+        $this->setVar('distribution', file_exists(PATH_CLASSES . "class.pmLicenseManager.php"));
 
         if ($debug) {
             if (! file_exists(PATH_HTML . "lib-dev/pmUI/build.cache")) {
diff --git a/workflow/engine/templates/designer/index.html b/workflow/engine/templates/designer/index.html
index d47f23a3d..0df4bfed4 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/templates/designer/index.html
+++ b/workflow/engine/templates/designer/index.html
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
         var consolidated = "{$consolidated}";
         var prj_readonly = "{$prj_readonly}";
         var credentials = "{$credentials}";
+        var distribution = "{$distribution}";
     </script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="/lib-dev/js/wz_jsgraphics.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="/lib-dev/js/jquery-1.10.2.min.js"></script>
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@
         var consolidated = "{$consolidated}";
         var prj_readonly = "{$prj_readonly}";
         var credentials = "{$credentials}";
+        var distribution = "{$distribution}";
     </script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="/lib/js/mafe-{$buildhash}.js"></script>