diff --git a/changelog.d/20240213_141934_danyal.faheem_fix_course_authoring_mfe_removal.md b/changelog.d/20240213_141934_danyal.faheem_fix_course_authoring_mfe_removal.md
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/20240213_141934_danyal.faheem_fix_course_authoring_mfe_removal.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[Bugfix] Make sure course-authoring mfe is present in MFE_APPS before applying cms-development-settings. (by @Danyal-Faheem)
diff --git a/tutormfe/patches/openedx-cms-development-settings b/tutormfe/patches/openedx-cms-development-settings
index bfbf031e..ec895df5 100644
--- a/tutormfe/patches/openedx-cms-development-settings
+++ b/tutormfe/patches/openedx-cms-development-settings
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # MFE-specific settings
+{% if get_mfe("course-authoring") %}
 COURSE_AUTHORING_MICROFRONTEND_URL = "http://{{ MFE_HOST }}:{{ get_mfe('course-authoring')["port"] }}/course-authoring"
 CORS_ORIGIN_WHITELIST.append("http://{{ MFE_HOST }}:{{ get_mfe('course-authoring')["port"] }}")
 LOGIN_REDIRECT_WHITELIST.append("{{ MFE_HOST }}:{{ get_mfe('course-authoring')["port"] }}")
 CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS.append("http://{{ MFE_HOST }}:{{ get_mfe('course-authoring')["port"] }}")
+{% endif %}