diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4a844a31..17531131 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -37,4 +37,6 @@ yarn-error.log*
 packages/sampleCommons/config/canine
 packages/sampleCommons/config/midrc
 packages/sampleCommons/config/heal
+packages/sampleCommons/config/bdc
+packages/sampleCommons/.env.development
 /packages/frontend/.rollup.cache/
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/Modals/Gen3ModalsProvider.tsx b/packages/frontend/src/components/Modals/Gen3ModalsProvider.tsx
index 7a0f9926..4242261e 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/components/Modals/Gen3ModalsProvider.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/components/Modals/Gen3ModalsProvider.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const getModal = (
       break;
     }
     case Modals.SessionExpireModal: {
-      res = <SessionExpiredModal openModal={true} />;
+      res = <SessionExpiredModal openModal={true} config={config.sessionExpiredModal}/>;
       break;
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/Modals/SessionExpiredModal.tsx b/packages/frontend/src/components/Modals/SessionExpiredModal.tsx
index 459dd288..3a9b76fa 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/components/Modals/SessionExpiredModal.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/components/Modals/SessionExpiredModal.tsx
@@ -2,16 +2,19 @@ import { useCallback } from 'react';
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router';
 import { Text } from '@mantine/core';
 import { BaseModal } from './BaseModal';
+import { SessionExpiredModalConfig } from "./types";
 
 export const SessionExpiredModal = ({
   openModal,
+  config
 }: {
   openModal: boolean;
+  config: SessionExpiredModalConfig;
 }): JSX.Element => {
 
   const router = useRouter();
   const onLogout = useCallback(() => {
-    router.push('/Login');
+    router.push(config.externalLoginUrl || '/Login');
   }, [router]);
 
   return (
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/Modals/types.ts b/packages/frontend/src/components/Modals/types.ts
index c919b09d..3f829dda 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/components/Modals/types.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/components/Modals/types.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ export interface FirstTimeModalConfig extends BaseModalConfig{
   expireDays?: number;
 }
 
+export interface SessionExpiredModalConfig extends BaseModalConfig{
+  externalLoginUrl?: string;
+}
 
 export interface ModalsConfig {
   systemUseModal?: FirstTimeModalConfig;
+  sessionExpiredModal?: SessionExpiredModalConfig;
 }
diff --git a/packages/sampleCommons/.env.development b/packages/sampleCommons/.env.development
index 7a923fa9..572e8e37 100644
--- a/packages/sampleCommons/.env.development
+++ b/packages/sampleCommons/.env.development
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-GEN3_COMMONS_NAME=gen3
-NEXT_PUBLIC_GEN3_API=https://localhost:3010
+GEN3_COMMONS_NAME=bdc
+NEXT_PUBLIC_GEN3_API=https://staging.gen3.biodatacatalyst.nhlbi.nih.gov/
 
 ## For more fine grain control over the API uncomment the relevant lines
 #NEXT_PUBLIC_GEN3_SUBMISSION_API=https://localhost:3010/api/v0/submission