diff --git a/github_server/action.yml b/github_server/action.yml
index 5310cf9c..6c7fac08 100644
--- a/github_server/action.yml
+++ b/github_server/action.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ runs:
           mkdir /tmp/config
           echo "$CONFIG_CONTENTS" > /tmp/config/myconfig.yml 
           docker pull brycewilley/smoldocassemble
-          docker run --env DA_ADMIN_EMAIL="admin@example.com" --env DA_ADMIN_PASSWORD="password" --env DA_ADMIN_API_KEY="${{ env.DA_ADMIN_API_KEY }}" --env DA_CONFIG=/tmp/config/myconfig.yml --env _ORIGIN=github_server --volume /tmp/config:/tmp/config --cap-add SYS_PTRACE --memory="4gb" -d -p 80:80 jhpyle/docassemble
+          docker run --env DA_ADMIN_EMAIL="admin@example.com" --env DA_ADMIN_PASSWORD="password" --env DA_ADMIN_API_KEY="${{ env.DA_ADMIN_API_KEY }}" --env DA_CONFIG=/tmp/config/myconfig.yml --volume /tmp/config:/tmp/config --cap-add SYS_PTRACE --memory="4gb" -d -p 80:80 jhpyle/docassemble
           # TODO before merge: do a while loop here until `localhost` shows "It's ready"
           sleep 480
           curl localhost
diff --git a/lib/docassemble/get_base_interview_url.js b/lib/docassemble/get_base_interview_url.js
index dbb72527..bf51a968 100644
--- a/lib/docassemble/get_base_interview_url.js
+++ b/lib/docassemble/get_base_interview_url.js
@@ -11,12 +11,17 @@ let get_base_interview_url = async function () {
   *    when the user is not logged in.) We can't use `reset=2` because it caused an
   *    'Unable to locate interview session' error. */
   let server_url = session_vars.get_da_server_url();
-  if (session_vars.get_origin() === "github_server") {
-    return `${ server_url }/interview?new_session=1&i=${session_vars.get_package_name().replace("-", ".")}%3A`;
+  console.log(session_vars.get_install_type());
+  if (session_vars.get_install_type() === "server") {
+    let x = `${ server_url }/interview?new_session=1&i=${session_vars.get_package_name().replace("-", ".")}%3A`;
+    console.log(`base_interview_url: ${x}`)
+    return x;
   } else {
     let dev_id = await docassemble_api_interface.get_dev_id();
     let project_name = session_vars.get_project_name();
-    return`${ server_url }/interview?new_session=1&i=docassemble.playground${ dev_id }${ project_name }%3A`;
+    let x = `${ server_url }/interview?new_session=1&i=docassemble.playground${ dev_id }${ project_name }%3A`;
+    console.log(`base_interview_url: ${x}`)
+    return x;
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/utils/session_vars.js b/lib/utils/session_vars.js
index 155a0607..9956eb58 100644
--- a/lib/utils/session_vars.js
+++ b/lib/utils/session_vars.js
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ session_vars.get_languages = function () {
 
 const runtime_config_path = `runtime_config.json`;
 const project_name_key = `da_project_name`;
+const install_type_key = `da_install_type`;
 session_vars.save_project_name = function ( project_name ) {
   /* Saves the name of the project to a json obj so deletion can use it later.
   *    Built for local as well as remote testing. Assumes a kosher string.
@@ -197,6 +198,36 @@ session_vars.save_artifacts_path_name = function ( path_name ) {
   return file;
 };  // Ends save_artifacts_path_name()
 
+
+session_vars.save_install_type = function (install_type) {
+  /* Save a key with the name of the current artifacts folder in case it doesn't exist. */
+
+  // Ensure artifacts path file exists
+  if ( !fs.existsSync( runtime_config_path ) ) {
+    // If the file doesn't exist, make one because next we need to read it
+    fs.writeFileSync( runtime_config_path, JSON.stringify( {}, null, 2 ) );
+  }
+
+  // Get the json, changing it, and re-write the file from scratch
+  let json = JSON.parse( fs.readFileSync( runtime_config_path ) );
+  json[ install_type_key ] = install_type;
+  let file = fs.writeFileSync( runtime_config_path, JSON.stringify( json, null, 2 ) );
+
+  return file;
+};  // Ends save_artifacts_path_name()
+
+session_vars.get_install_type = function () {
+  /* Get the name of the current artifacts path. */
+  try {
+    let json = JSON.parse( fs.readFileSync( runtime_config_path ));
+    let install_type = json[ install_type_key ];
+
+    return install_type;
+  } catch ( error ) {
+    return null;
+  }
+};  // Ends get_artifacts_path_name()
+
 session_vars.get_artifacts_path_name = function () {
   /* Get the name of the current artifacts path. */
   try {