diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index 6a8e41d24..d63ef287a 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ API_KEY=
 
 UI_THEME=ontoportal
 
+TWITTER_NEWS=
+
 BIOMIXER_URL=
 BIOMIXER_APIKEY=
 
diff --git a/app/views/home/index.html.haml b/app/views/home/index.html.haml
index 43fc5ff02..b99138af6 100644
--- a/app/views/home/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/home/index.html.haml
@@ -165,15 +165,15 @@
             %a{:href => "/landscape#fairness_assessment"}
               %div.home-fair-details
                 %p= t('home.fair_details')
-
-      .home-sub-section-right
-        %h4= t('home.twitter_news')
-        %hr.home-section-line
-        .home-card.home-twitter-news
-          %a.twitter-timeline{"data-height" => "360", :href => "https://twitter.com/lagroportal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"}
-            .home-twitter-loader
-              = render LoaderComponent.new(type: 'pulsing')
-          %script{:async => "", :charset => "utf-8", :src => "https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"}
+      - if !$TWITTER_NEWS.blank?
+        .home-sub-section-right
+          %h4= t('home.twitter_news')
+          %hr.home-section-line
+          .home-card.home-twitter-news
+            %a.twitter-timeline{"data-height" => "360", :href => $TWITTER_NEWS}
+              .home-twitter-loader
+                = render LoaderComponent.new(type: 'pulsing')
+            %script{:async => "", :charset => "utf-8", :src => "https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"}
 
   - if slices_enabled?
     .home-section
diff --git a/config/bioportal_config_env.rb.sample b/config/bioportal_config_env.rb.sample
index 8d6c4b52e..80091a5a5 100644
--- a/config/bioportal_config_env.rb.sample
+++ b/config/bioportal_config_env.rb.sample
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ $ORG_URL = ENV['ORG_URL']
 # Site name (required)
 $SITE = ENV['SITE']
 
+# Twitter section
+$TWITTER_NEWS = ENV["TWITTER_NEWS"]
+
 # Full string for site, EX: "NCBO BioPortal", do not modify
 $ORG_SITE = $ORG.nil? || $ORG.empty? ? $SITE : "#{$ORG} #{$SITE}"