diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 6d66066..977db02 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ IDHUB_USER='admin'
 IDHUB_PASSWD='admin'
 IDHUB_EMAIL='admin@example.org'
 
+# this option needs to be set to 'n' to be able to make work idhub in docker
+#   by default it is set to 'y' to facilitate idhub dev when outside docker
+IDHUB_SYNC_ORG_DEV='n'
+
 # AUTHENTIK aka goauthentik
 ####
 
diff --git a/docker-compose__pilot-setem.yml b/docker-compose__pilot-setem.yml
index 62e63c1..727de6e 100644
--- a/docker-compose__pilot-setem.yml
+++ b/docker-compose__pilot-setem.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ services:
       - RESPONSE_URI=https://idhub1-setem.demo.pangea.org/oidc4vp/
       - ALLOW_CODE_URI=https://idhub1-setem.demo.pangea.org/oidc4vp/allow_code
       - SUPPORTED_CREDENTIALS=['MembershipCard']
+      - SYNC_ORG_DEV=${IDHUB_SYNC_ORG_DEV}
+      - ORG_FILE=examples/organizations__pilot_setem.csv
     ports:
       - 9011:9001
     volumes:
@@ -55,6 +57,8 @@ services:
       - RESPONSE_URI=https://idhub2-setem.demo.pangea.org/oidc4vp/
       - ALLOW_CODE_URI=https://idhub2-setem.demo.pangea.org/oidc4vp/allow_code
       - SUPPORTED_CREDENTIALS=['MembershipCard']
+      - SYNC_ORG_DEV=${IDHUB_SYNC_ORG_DEV}
+      - ORG_FILE=examples/organizations__pilot_setem.csv
     ports:
       - 9012:9002
     volumes:
diff --git a/docker-compose__pilot-xo9b.yml b/docker-compose__pilot-xo9b.yml
index 1450c88..14902a9 100644
--- a/docker-compose__pilot-xo9b.yml
+++ b/docker-compose__pilot-xo9b.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ services:
       - RESPONSE_URI=https://idhub1-xo9b.demo.pangea.org/oidc4vp/
       - ALLOW_CODE_URI=https://idhub1-xo9b.demo.pangea.org/oidc4vp/allow_code
       - SUPPORTED_CREDENTIALS=['MembershipCard']
+      - SYNC_ORG_DEV=${IDHUB_SYNC_ORG_DEV}
+      - ORG_FILE=examples/organizations__pilot_xo9b.csv
     ports:
       - 9001:9001
     volumes:
@@ -55,6 +57,8 @@ services:
       - RESPONSE_URI=https://idhub2-xo9b.demo.pangea.org/oidc4vp/
       - ALLOW_CODE_URI=https://idhub2-xo9b.demo.pangea.org/oidc4vp/allow_code
       - SUPPORTED_CREDENTIALS=['MembershipCard']
+      - SYNC_ORG_DEV=${IDHUB_SYNC_ORG_DEV}
+      - ORG_FILE=examples/organizations__pilot_xo9b.csv
     ports:
       - 9002:9002
     volumes: