diff --git a/lms/envs/aws.py b/lms/envs/aws.py
index 0516bddc56..7b8c48f4af 100644
--- a/lms/envs/aws.py
+++ b/lms/envs/aws.py
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ DATABASES = AUTH_TOKENS['DATABASES']
 
 XQUEUE_INTERFACE = AUTH_TOKENS['XQUEUE_INTERFACE']
 
-STAFF_GRADING_INTERFACE = AUTH_TOKENS.get('STAFF_GRADING_INTERFACE')
-
+STAFF_GRADING_INTERFACE = AUTH_TOKENS.get('STAFF_GRADING_INTERFACE', STAFF_GRADING_INTERFACE)
+PEER_GRADING_INTERFACE = AUTH_TOKENS.get('PEER_GRADING_INTERFACE', PEER_GRADING_INTERFACE)
 
 PEARSON_TEST_USER = "pearsontest"
 PEARSON_TEST_PASSWORD = AUTH_TOKENS.get("PEARSON_TEST_PASSWORD")
diff --git a/lms/envs/common.py b/lms/envs/common.py
index 88cf09502d..0364a8b6f8 100644
--- a/lms/envs/common.py
+++ b/lms/envs/common.py
@@ -329,12 +329,28 @@ WIKI_LINK_DEFAULT_LEVEL = 2
 
 ################################# Staff grading config  #####################
 
-STAFF_GRADING_INTERFACE = None
+#By setting up the default settings with an incorrect user name and password,
+# will get an error when attempting to connect
+STAFF_GRADING_INTERFACE = {
+    'url': 'http://sandbox-grader-001.m.edx.org/staff_grading',
+    'username': 'incorrect_user',
+    'password': 'incorrect_pass',
+    }
+
 # Used for testing, debugging
 MOCK_STAFF_GRADING = False
 
 ################################# Peer grading config  #####################
-PEER_GRADING_INTERFACE = None
+
+#By setting up the default settings with an incorrect user name and password,
+# will get an error when attempting to connect
+PEER_GRADING_INTERFACE = {
+    'url': 'http://sandbox-grader-001.m.edx.org/peer_grading',
+    'username': 'incorrect_user',
+    'password': 'incorrect_pass',
+    }
+
+# Used for testing, debugging
 MOCK_PEER_GRADING = False
 
 ################################# Jasmine ###################################