diff --git a/keyserver/src/utils/import-json.js b/keyserver/src/utils/import-json.js
index fb2318a45..781f9a694 100644
--- a/keyserver/src/utils/import-json.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/utils/import-json.js
@@ -1,26 +1,34 @@
 // @flow
 
 const cachedJSON = new Map();
 async function importJSON<T>(path: string): Promise<?T> {
   const cached = cachedJSON.get(path);
   if (cached !== undefined) {
     return cached;
   }
   const json = await getJSON(path);
   if (!cachedJSON.has(path)) {
     cachedJSON.set(path, json);
   }
   return cachedJSON.get(path);
 }
 
 async function getJSON<T>(path: string): Promise<?T> {
+  const fromEnv = process.env[`COMM_JSONCONFIG_${path}`];
+  if (fromEnv) {
+    try {
+      return JSON.parse(fromEnv);
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.log(`failed to parse JSON from env for ${path}`, e);
+    }
+  }
   try {
     // $FlowFixMe
     const importedJSON = await import(`../../${path}`);
     return importedJSON.default;
   } catch {
     return null;
   }
 }
 
 export { importJSON };