1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab.rb b/lib/gitlab.rb
index 1204e53ee2e..2a232c7e604 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab.rb
@@ -59,7 +59,11 @@ module Gitlab
   end
 
   def self.ee?
-    Object.const_defined?(:License)
+    if ENV['IS_GITLAB_EE'].present?
+      Gitlab::Utils.to_boolean(ENV['IS_GITLAB_EE'])
+    else
+      Object.const_defined?(:License)
+    end
   end
 
   def self.process_name