diff --git a/config/constants/development.js b/config/constants/development.js
index 89dba60d..4619d647 100644
--- a/config/constants/development.js
+++ b/config/constants/development.js
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@ module.exports = {
   DES_TRACK_ID: '5fa04185-041f-49a6-bfd1-fe82533cd6c8',
   DS_TRACK_ID: 'c0f5d461-8219-4c14-878a-c3a3f356466d',
   QA_TRACK_ID: '36e6a8d0-7e1e-4608-a673-64279d99c115',
-  SEGMENT_API_KEY: 'QBtLgV8vCiuRX1lDikbMjcoe9aCHkF6n'
+  SEGMENT_API_KEY: 'QBtLgV8vCiuRX1lDikbMjcoe9aCHkF6n',
+  CREATE_FORUM_TYPE_IDS: ['927abff4-7af9-4145-8ba1-577c16e64e2e', 'dc876fa4-ef2d-4eee-b701-b555fcc6544c']
 }
diff --git a/config/constants/production.js b/config/constants/production.js
index f7f7e18b..835c1a23 100644
--- a/config/constants/production.js
+++ b/config/constants/production.js
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@ module.exports = {
   DES_TRACK_ID: '5fa04185-041f-49a6-bfd1-fe82533cd6c8',
   DS_TRACK_ID: 'c0f5d461-8219-4c14-878a-c3a3f356466d',
   QA_TRACK_ID: '36e6a8d0-7e1e-4608-a673-64279d99c115',
-  SEGMENT_API_KEY: 'QSQAW5BWmZfLoKFNRgNKaqHvLDLJoGqF'
+  SEGMENT_API_KEY: 'QSQAW5BWmZfLoKFNRgNKaqHvLDLJoGqF',
+  CREATE_FORUM_TYPE_IDS: ['927abff4-7af9-4145-8ba1-577c16e64e2e', 'dc876fa4-ef2d-4eee-b701-b555fcc6544c']
 }
diff --git a/src/components/ChallengeEditor/index.js b/src/components/ChallengeEditor/index.js
index 08118594..3d04e88d 100644
--- a/src/components/ChallengeEditor/index.js
+++ b/src/components/ChallengeEditor/index.js
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ import {
   PRIZE_SETS_TYPE,
   DEFAULT_TERM_UUID,
   DEFAULT_NDA_UUID,
-  SUBMITTER_ROLE_UUID
+  SUBMITTER_ROLE_UUID,
+  CREATE_FORUM_TYPE_IDS
 } from '../../config/constants'
 import { PrimaryButton, OutlineButton } from '../Buttons'
 import TrackField from './Track-Field'
@@ -767,6 +768,10 @@ class ChallengeEditor extends Component {
       phases: this.getTemplatePhases(defaultTemplate)
       // prizeSets: this.getDefaultPrizeSets()
     }
+    const discussions = this.getDiscussionsConfig(newChallenge)
+    if (discussions) {
+      newChallenge.discussions = discussions
+    }
     try {
       const action = await createChallenge(newChallenge)
       const draftChallenge = {
@@ -779,6 +784,18 @@ class ChallengeEditor extends Component {
     }
   }
 
+  getDiscussionsConfig (challenge) {
+    if (_.includes(CREATE_FORUM_TYPE_IDS, challenge.typeId)) {
+      return ([
+        {
+          name: `${challenge.name} Discussion`,
+          type: 'challenge',
+          provider: 'vanilla'
+        }
+      ])
+    }
+  }
+
   getTemplatePhases (template) {
     const timelinePhaseIds = template.phases.map(timelinePhase => timelinePhase.phaseId || timelinePhase)
     const validPhases = _.cloneDeep(this.props.metadata.challengePhases).filter(challengePhase => {
diff --git a/src/config/constants.js b/src/config/constants.js
index e8b1072b..b17c3403 100644
--- a/src/config/constants.js
+++ b/src/config/constants.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export const {
   QA_TRACK_ID,
   SEGMENT_API_KEY
 } = process.env
+export const CREATE_FORUM_TYPE_IDS = typeof process.env.CREATE_FORUM_TYPE_IDS === 'string' ? process.env.CREATE_FORUM_TYPE_IDS.split(',') : process.env.CREATE_FORUM_TYPE_IDS
 
 // Actions
 export const LOAD_PROJECTS_SUCCESS = 'LOAD_PROJECTS_SUCCESS'