diff --git a/components/go_to_native_app/go_to_native_app.jsx b/components/go_to_native_app/go_to_native_app.jsx
index 490f87bd514c..cca29dc49130 100644
--- a/components/go_to_native_app/go_to_native_app.jsx
+++ b/components/go_to_native_app/go_to_native_app.jsx
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ export default class GoNativeApp extends PureComponent {
         let nativeLocation = window.location.href.replace('/vault#', '');
         nativeLocation = nativeLocation.replace(/^(http|https)/, 'mattermost');
 
+        //***** TESTING PURPOSE - REMOVE BEFORE MERGE ****
+        nativeLocation = nativeLocation.replace(/\/\/[^/]+/, '//pre-release.mattermost.com');
+
         safeOpenProtocol(nativeLocation,
             () => this.setState({protocolUnsupported: true}),
             () => setTimeout(redirectWeb, 3000),