diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared-dossiers/services/file-assign.service.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared-dossiers/services/file-assign.service.ts
index c16888d05..13cc568b6 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared-dossiers/services/file-assign.service.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared-dossiers/services/file-assign.service.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ export class FileAssignService {
     async assignToMe(files: File[]): Promise<unknown> {
         const assignReq = async () => {
             this._loadingService.start();
-            await firstValueFrom(this._filesService.setAssignee(files, files[0].dossierId, this.currentUser.id));
+            if (files[0].isNew) {
+                await this._makeAssignFileRequest(this.currentUser.id, 'UNDER_REVIEW', files);
+            } else {
+                await firstValueFrom(this._filesService.setAssignee(files, files[0].dossierId, this.currentUser.id));
+            }
             this._loadingService.stop();
         };
         if (atLeastOneAssignee(files)) {
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/services/permissions.service.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/services/permissions.service.ts
index ca4b1f51d..e0ace6220 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/services/permissions.service.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/services/permissions.service.ts
@@ -294,9 +294,12 @@ export class PermissionsService {
         return dossier.isActive && file.isUnderReview && this.isDossierMember(dossier);
     }
 
-    /** UNDER_APPROVAL => UNDER_REVIEW */
+    /** UNDER_APPROVAL => UNDER_REVIEW  OR NEW => UNDER_REVIEW */
     private _canSetUnderReview(file: File, dossier: Dossier): boolean {
-        return dossier.isActive && file.isUnderApproval && this.isAssigneeOrApprover(file, dossier);
+        return (
+            dossier.isActive &&
+            ((file.isUnderApproval && this.isAssigneeOrApprover(file, dossier)) || (file.isNew && this.isDossierMember(dossier)))
+        );
     }
 
     /** UNDER_APPROVAL => APPROVED */
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/assets/config/config.json b/apps/red-ui/src/assets/config/config.json
index f9a12cdad..322276d2f 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/assets/config/config.json
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/assets/config/config.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "ADMIN_CONTACT_NAME": null,
   "ADMIN_CONTACT_URL": null,
-  "API_URL": "https://dev-05.iqser.cloud/redaction-gateway-v1",
+  "API_URL": "https://dev-08.iqser.cloud/redaction-gateway-v1",
   "APP_NAME": "RedactManager",
   "AUTO_READ_TIME": 3,
   "BACKEND_APP_VERSION": "4.4.40",
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   "MAX_RETRIES_ON_SERVER_ERROR": 3,
   "OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "redaction",
   "OAUTH_IDP_HINT": null,
-  "OAUTH_URL": "https://dev-05.iqser.cloud/auth/realms/redaction",
+  "OAUTH_URL": "https://dev-08.iqser.cloud/auth/realms/redaction",
   "RECENT_PERIOD_IN_HOURS": 24,
   "SELECTION_MODE": "structural",
   "MANUAL_BASE_URL": "https://docs.redactmanager.com/preview"