diff --git a/.ci/generate_and_publish_registry_url_devfiles.sh b/.ci/generate_and_publish_registry_url_devfiles.sh
index 2629fbfc1..8a04ae337 100755
--- a/.ci/generate_and_publish_registry_url_devfiles.sh
+++ b/.ci/generate_and_publish_registry_url_devfiles.sh
@@ -63,8 +63,10 @@ ${BUILDER} cp devfileRegistry:/var/www/html/README.md /tmp/content/"${VERSION}"
 
 # Run entrypoint
 CHE_DEVFILE_REGISTRY_URL="https://eclipse-che.github.io/che-devfile-registry/${VERSION}"
+CHE_DEVFILE_REGISTRY_INTERNAL_URL="https://eclipse-che.github.io/che-devfile-registry/${VERSION}"
 DEVFILES_DIR=/tmp/content/"${VERSION}"/devfiles
 export CHE_DEVFILE_REGISTRY_URL
+export CHE_DEVFILE_REGISTRY_INTERNAL_URL
 export DEVFILES_DIR
 ./build/dockerfiles/entrypoint.sh
 
diff --git a/build/dev/publish-devfile-registry-to-surge.sh b/build/dev/publish-devfile-registry-to-surge.sh
index 5964a6d3a..a3b5c29ff 100755
--- a/build/dev/publish-devfile-registry-to-surge.sh
+++ b/build/dev/publish-devfile-registry-to-surge.sh
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ cp -rf "$BUILD_DIR/devfiles" "$SURGE_DIR/devfiles"
 cp -rf "$IMAGES_SRC"/* "$SURGE_DIR/images"
 
 CHE_DEVFILE_REGISTRY_URL="https://$CHE_WORKSPACE_NAMESPACE-$CHE_WORKSPACE_NAME.surge.sh"
+CHE_DEVFILE_REGISTRY_INTERNAL_URL="https://$CHE_WORKSPACE_NAMESPACE-$CHE_WORKSPACE_NAME.surge.sh"
 DEVFILES_DIR=${SURGE_DIR}/devfiles
 
 export CHE_DEVFILE_REGISTRY_URL
+export CHE_DEVFILE_REGISTRY_INTERNAL_URL
 export DEVFILES_DIR
 "$REPO_DIR/build/dockerfiles/entrypoint.sh" echo "done running entrypoint.sh to publish to surge"
 
diff --git a/build/dev/start-devfile-registry.sh b/build/dev/start-devfile-registry.sh
index 0f1a6d405..2a1a5ac7f 100755
--- a/build/dev/start-devfile-registry.sh
+++ b/build/dev/start-devfile-registry.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ rm -rf /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/images/*
 cp -rf "$BUILD_DIR"/devfiles /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/devfiles
 cp -rf "$IMAGES_SRC"/* /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/images
 CHE_DEVFILE_REGISTRY_URL=$(cat "$BUILD_DIR"/ENV_CHE_DEVFILE_REGISTRY_URL)
+CHE_DEVFILE_REGISTRY_INTERNAL_URL="${CHE_DEVFILE_REGISTRY_URL}"
 export CHE_DEVFILE_REGISTRY_URL
+export CHE_DEVFILE_REGISTRY_INTERNAL_URL
 echo "$CHE_DEVFILE_REGISTRY_URL"
 /projects/che-devfile-registry/build/dockerfiles/entrypoint.sh echo "Starting Apache ..."
 httpd-foreground
diff --git a/build/dockerfiles/entrypoint.sh b/build/dockerfiles/entrypoint.sh
index 2f0ee951d..9d5a7b485 100755
--- a/build/dockerfiles/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/build/dockerfiles/entrypoint.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ REGISTRY=${CHE_DEVFILE_IMAGES_REGISTRY_URL}
 ORGANIZATION=${CHE_DEVFILE_IMAGES_REGISTRY_ORGANIZATION}
 TAG=${CHE_DEVFILE_IMAGES_REGISTRY_TAG}
 PUBLIC_URL=${CHE_DEVFILE_REGISTRY_URL}
+INTERNAL_URL=${CHE_DEVFILE_REGISTRY_INTERNAL_URL}
 
 DEFAULT_DEVFILES_DIR="/var/www/html/devfiles"
 DEVFILES_DIR="${DEVFILES_DIR:-${DEFAULT_DEVFILES_DIR}}"
@@ -135,6 +136,12 @@ for devfile in "${devfiles[@]}"; do
   fi
 done
 
+if [ -n "$INTERNAL_URL" ]; then
+  INTERNAL_URL=${INTERNAL_URL%/}
+  echo "Updating internal URL in files to ${INTERNAL_URL}"
+  sed -i "s|{{ INTERNAL_URL }}|${INTERNAL_URL}|" "${devfiles[@]}" "${metas[@]}" "${templates[@]}" "$INDEX_JSON"
+fi
+
 if [ -n "$PUBLIC_URL" ]; then
   echo "Updating devfiles to point at internal project zip files"
   PUBLIC_URL=${PUBLIC_URL%/}
diff --git a/build/scripts/generate_devworkspace_templates.sh b/build/scripts/generate_devworkspace_templates.sh
index 27959e51e..316ff41de 100755
--- a/build/scripts/generate_devworkspace_templates.sh
+++ b/build/scripts/generate_devworkspace_templates.sh
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ do
 
     npm_config_yes=true npx @eclipse-che/che-theia-devworkspace-handler --devfile-url:"${devfile_url}" \
     --output-file:"${dir}"/devworkspace-che-theia-next.yaml \
-    --project."${name}={{ DEVFILE_REGISTRY_URL }}/resources/v2/${name}.zip"
+    --project."${name}={{ INTERNAL_URL }}/resources/v2/${name}.zip"
 
     npm_config_yes=true npx @eclipse-che/che-theia-devworkspace-handler --devfile-url:"${devfile_url}" \
     --editor:eclipse/che-theia/latest \
     --output-file:"${dir}"/devworkspace-che-theia-latest.yaml \
-    --project."${name}={{ DEVFILE_REGISTRY_URL }}/resources/v2/${name}.zip"
+    --project."${name}={{ INTERNAL_URL }}/resources/v2/${name}.zip"
 
     clone_and_zip "${devfile_repo}" "${devfile_url##*/}" "/build/resources/v2/$name.zip"
   fi