diff --git a/api/endpoints/environment.py b/api/endpoints/environment.py
index dcb6563..5298a54 100755
--- a/api/endpoints/environment.py
+++ b/api/endpoints/environment.py
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@
 from api import settings
 import requests
 import urllib.parse
+import json
+import os
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 ns = api.namespace('environment', description='Operations related to the MAAP environment')
 
-
 @ns.route('/config')
 class Config(Resource):
     def get(self):
@@ -58,16 +59,17 @@ def get(self, ade_host):
 
 
 def get_config(ade_host):
-    req = requests.get(settings.MAAP_ENVIRONMENT_FILE)
-    if req.status_code == requests.codes.ok:
-        data = req.json()
-    else:
-        print('Content was not found.')
+    try:
+        ROOT = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))   
+        with open(os.path.join(ROOT, "environments.json")) as f:
+            data = json.load(f)
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        msg = "environments.json file could not be found"
+        logging.exception(msg)
+        raise FileNotFoundError(msg)
 
     base_url = "{0.netloc}".format(urlsplit(urllib.parse.unquote(ade_host)))
 
     match = next((x for x in data if base_url in x['ade_server']), None)
     maap_config = next((x for x in data if x['default_host'] == True), None) if match is None else match
-
     return maap_config
-
diff --git a/api/endpoints/environments.json b/api/endpoints/environments.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4047ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/endpoints/environments.json
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+[    
+    {
+        "environment": "dit",
+        "ade_server": "ade.dit.maap-project.org",
+        "api_server": "api.dit.maap-project.org",
+        "auth_server": "auth.dit.maap-project.org",
+        "mas_server": "repo.dit.maap-project.org",
+        "edsc_server": "ade.dit.maap-project.org:30052",
+        "workspace_bucket": "maap-dit-workspace",
+        "kibana_url": "https://35.88.169.231/metrics/goto/4f1115df1b6563782292fb1f75676f95",
+        "default_host": true
+    },
+    {
+        "environment": "uat",
+        "ade_server": "ade.uat.maap-project.org",
+        "api_server": "api.uat.maap-project.org",
+        "auth_server": "auth.uat.maap-project.org",
+        "mas_server": "repo.uat.maap-project.org",
+        "edsc_server": "ade.uat.maap-project.org:30052",
+        "workspace_bucket": "maap-uat-workspace",
+        "default_host": false
+    },
+    {
+        "environment": "ops",
+        "ade_server": "ade.maap-project.org",
+        "api_server": "api.maap-project.org",
+        "auth_server": "auth.maap-project.org",
+        "mas_server": "mas.maap-project.org",
+        "edsc_server": "ade.maap-project.org:30052",
+        "workspace_bucket": "maap-ops-workspace",
+        "default_host": false
+    }
+]
diff --git a/api/settings.py b/api/settings.py
index 94dae86..708df75 100755
--- a/api/settings.py
+++ b/api/settings.py
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ def str2bool(v):
 GITLAB_TOKEN = os.getenv('GITLAB_TOKEN', 'foobar')
 GITLAB_API_TOKEN = os.getenv('GITLAB_API_TOKEN','')  # New setting inherited from sister, remove comment after API is stable
 
-MAAP_ENVIRONMENT_FILE = os.getenv('MAAP_ENVIRONMENT_FILE', 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MAAP-Project/maap-jupyter-ide/develop/maap_environments.json')
-
 REPO_NAME = os.getenv('REPO_NAME', 'register-job')
 REPO_PATH = os.getenv('REPO_PATH', '/home/ubuntu/repo')
 VERSION = os.getenv('VERSION', 'master')