diff --git a/server_addon/core/server/settings/main.py b/server_addon/core/server/settings/main.py
index 433d0ef2f0..f9e572cbf9 100644
--- a/server_addon/core/server/settings/main.py
+++ b/server_addon/core/server/settings/main.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ DEFAULT_VALUES = {
     },
     "studio_name": "",
     "studio_code": "",
-    "environments": "{}",
+    "environments": "{\n\"STUDIO_SW\": {\n        \"darwin\": \"/mnt/REPO_SW\",\n        \"linux\": \"/mnt/REPO_SW\",\n        \"windows\": \"P:/REPO_SW\"\n    }\n}",
     "tools": DEFAULT_TOOLS_VALUES,
     "version_start_category": {
         "profiles": []
diff --git a/server_addon/maya/server/settings/main.py b/server_addon/maya/server/settings/main.py
index 55a079066c..62fd12ec8a 100644
--- a/server_addon/maya/server/settings/main.py
+++ b/server_addon/maya/server/settings/main.py
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ DEFAULT_MEL_WORKSPACE_SETTINGS = "\n".join((
     'workspace -fr "renderData" "renderData";',
     'workspace -fr "sourceImages" "sourceimages";',
     'workspace -fr "fileCache" "cache/nCache";',
+    'workspace -fr "autoSave" "autosave"',
     '',
 ))