diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index c51f714301..51bfc3a66f 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ DOMAIN_SERVER=http://localhost:3080
 
 NO_INDEX=true
 
-SHOW_BIRTHDAY_ICON=true
-
 #===============#
 # Debug Logging #
 #===============#
@@ -325,8 +323,15 @@ FIREBASE_APP_ID=
 
 # NODE_ENV=
 
+# If using Redis, you should flush the cache after changing any LibreChat settings
 # REDIS_URI=
 # USE_REDIS=
 
+# Give the AI Icon a Birthday Hat :) 
+# Will show automatically on February 11th (LibreChat's birthday)
+# Set this to false to disable the birthday hat
+# Set to true to enable all the time.
+# SHOW_BIRTHDAY_ICON=true
+
 # E2E_USER_EMAIL=
-# E2E_USER_PASSWORD=
+# E2E_USER_PASSWORD=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/server/index.js b/api/server/index.js
index 5d35434bd2..dd8a8ac7c2 100644
--- a/api/server/index.js
+++ b/api/server/index.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const configureSocialLogins = require('./socialLogins');
 const { connectDb, indexSync } = require('~/lib/db');
 const AppService = require('./services/AppService');
 const noIndex = require('./middleware/noIndex');
+const { isEnabled } = require('~/server/utils');
 const { logger } = require('~/config');
 
 const routes = require('./routes');
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ const startServer = async () => {
   passport.use(await jwtLogin());
   passport.use(passportLogin());
 
-  if (ALLOW_SOCIAL_LOGIN?.toLowerCase() === 'true') {
+  if (isEnabled(ALLOW_SOCIAL_LOGIN)) {
     configureSocialLogins(app);
   }
 
diff --git a/api/server/routes/config.js b/api/server/routes/config.js
index be92910306..efee7fb539 100644
--- a/api/server/routes/config.js
+++ b/api/server/routes/config.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const express = require('express');
+const { defaultSocialLogins } = require('librechat-data-provider');
 const { isEnabled } = require('~/server/utils');
 const { logger } = require('~/config');
 
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ router.get('/', async function (req, res) {
   try {
     const payload = {
       appTitle: process.env.APP_TITLE || 'LibreChat',
-      socialLogins: req.app.locals.socialLogins,
+      socialLogins: req.app.locals.socialLogins ?? defaultSocialLogins,
       discordLoginEnabled: !!process.env.DISCORD_CLIENT_ID && !!process.env.DISCORD_CLIENT_SECRET,
       facebookLoginEnabled:
         !!process.env.FACEBOOK_CLIENT_ID && !!process.env.FACEBOOK_CLIENT_SECRET,
diff --git a/api/server/services/AppService.js b/api/server/services/AppService.js
index 5089392ed9..69e9276120 100644
--- a/api/server/services/AppService.js
+++ b/api/server/services/AppService.js
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-const { FileSources, EModelEndpoint, Constants } = require('librechat-data-provider');
+const {
+  FileSources,
+  EModelEndpoint,
+  Constants,
+  defaultSocialLogins,
+} = require('librechat-data-provider');
 const { initializeFirebase } = require('./Files/Firebase/initialize');
 const loadCustomConfig = require('./Config/loadCustomConfig');
 const handleRateLimits = require('./Config/handleRateLimits');
@@ -35,10 +40,13 @@ const AppService = async (app) => {
     ]),
   });
 
+  const socialLogins = config?.registration?.socialLogins ?? defaultSocialLogins;
+
   if (!Object.keys(config).length) {
     app.locals = {
       availableTools,
       fileStrategy,
+      socialLogins,
       paths,
     };
 
@@ -52,13 +60,6 @@ const AppService = async (app) => {
   }
 
   handleRateLimits(config?.rateLimits);
-  const socialLogins = config?.registration?.socialLogins ?? [
-    'google',
-    'facebook',
-    'openid',
-    'github',
-    'discord',
-  ];
 
   const endpointLocals = {};
   if (config?.endpoints?.[EModelEndpoint.assistants]) {
diff --git a/api/server/services/AppService.spec.js b/api/server/services/AppService.spec.js
index 2bd33cbb90..bedda9e3fd 100644
--- a/api/server/services/AppService.spec.js
+++ b/api/server/services/AppService.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { FileSources } = require('librechat-data-provider');
+const { FileSources, defaultSocialLogins } = require('librechat-data-provider');
 
 const AppService = require('./AppService');
 
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ describe('AppService updating app.locals', () => {
     expect(app.locals.paths).toBeDefined();
     expect(app.locals.availableTools).toBeDefined();
     expect(app.locals.fileStrategy).toEqual(FileSources.local);
+    expect(app.locals.socialLogins).toEqual(defaultSocialLogins);
   });
 
   it('should update app.locals with values from loadCustomConfig', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/data-provider/src/config.ts b/packages/data-provider/src/config.ts
index 7da785e95c..1864cd7ddd 100644
--- a/packages/data-provider/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/data-provider/src/config.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { EModelEndpoint, eModelEndpointSchema } from './schemas';
 import { fileConfigSchema } from './file-config';
 import { FileSources } from './types/files';
 
+export const defaultSocialLogins = ['google', 'facebook', 'openid', 'github', 'discord'];
+
 export const fileSourceSchema = z.nativeEnum(FileSources);
 
 export const assistantEndpointSchema = z.object({