diff --git a/QPKG/shared/RoonServer.sh b/QPKG/shared/RoonServer.sh
index 02fbdfa..8e243d7 100755
--- a/QPKG/shared/RoonServer.sh
+++ b/QPKG/shared/RoonServer.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ DOCKER_CMD=$QCS_QPKG_DIR/bin/system-docker
 CONTAINER_NAME=roonserver
 COMPOSE_YML_DIR=$QPKG_ROOT/docker/compose
 ROONSERVER_OPTIONS=(`/sbin/getcfg $QPKG_NAME options -f ${CONF}`)
+ROON_CHANNEL="production"
 
 WEB_PATH="/home/httpd"
 WEBUI=$(/sbin/getcfg $QPKG_NAME webUI -f ${CONF});
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ info ()
    echolog "QTS Version" "${QNAP_QTS_VER} - Build: ${QNAP_QTS_BUILD}"
    echolog "PKG Version" "${QPKG_VERSION}"
    echolog "Hostname" "${HOSTNAME}"
+   echolog "Roon-Channel" "${ROON_CHANNEL}"
 }
 
 RoonOnNAS_folderCheck ()
@@ -123,10 +125,12 @@ export_vars ()
   export QNAP_SERIAL
   export QNAP_QTS_VER
   export CONTAINER_NAME
+  export ROON_CHANNEL
 }
 
 start_daemon ()
 {
+        [ -f ${ROON_DATAROOT}/earlyaccess.txt ] && ROON_CHANNEL="earlyaccess"
         info
         #Launch the service in the background if RoonServer share exists.
         ln -sfn "${QPKG_ROOT}/web" "${WEB_PATH}${WEBUI}"
diff --git a/QPKG/shared/docker/compose/roonserver.yml b/QPKG/shared/docker/compose/roonserver.yml
index d6cf8f8..095cd12 100755
--- a/QPKG/shared/docker/compose/roonserver.yml
+++ b/QPKG/shared/docker/compose/roonserver.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ services:
     container_name: ${CONTAINER_NAME}
     network_mode: host
     environment:
+      - ROON_CHANNEL=${ROON_CHANNEL:-production}
       - TZ=${TZ:-UTC}
     stop_grace_period: 45s
     restart: unless-stopped