diff --git a/apps/cli/executables/pexable/carta_envoy/carta_envoy/carta.py b/apps/cli/executables/pexable/carta_envoy/carta_envoy/carta.py
index 8166a84eaa8aa5b82077dbde0492b626e114b073..2908ae0344754c29e9f555c1822bc3d70f47ac6a 100644
--- a/apps/cli/executables/pexable/carta_envoy/carta_envoy/carta.py
+++ b/apps/cli/executables/pexable/carta_envoy/carta_envoy/carta.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def _get_settings(location: str) -> Dict:
 
     return {
         "timeout": carta_settings.timeoutInMinutes,
-        "carta_path": "/opt/local/stow/carta/carta-2.0/CARTA-v2.0-redhat.AppImage",
+        "carta_path": "/home/ssa/bin/CARTA-2.0-no_runtime_config.AppImage",
         "redis_host": carta_settings.redisHost,
         "redis_port": carta_settings.redisPort,
         "redis_password": carta_settings.redisPassword,
@@ -133,8 +133,7 @@ def make_arg_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
         "--single",
         action="store_true",
         required=False,
-        help="allow CARTA envoy to launch with specified image"
-        " (Use when data must be retrieved for viewing)",
+        help="allow CARTA envoy to launch with specified image" " (Use when data must be retrieved for viewing)",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "-wf",
diff --git a/apps/cli/executables/pexable/carta_envoy/carta_envoy/launchers.py b/apps/cli/executables/pexable/carta_envoy/carta_envoy/launchers.py
index 6937e723f9eb9b032bb8abc67cc6050a3d05dfa0..0181b0e8738c0778d8a4b9df06a258d88534907c 100644
--- a/apps/cli/executables/pexable/carta_envoy/carta_envoy/launchers.py
+++ b/apps/cli/executables/pexable/carta_envoy/carta_envoy/launchers.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class CartaLauncher:
         :param path_to_carta: Path to CARTA executable
         :param timeout_minutes: Number of minutes to execute CARTA for before stopping it
         :param file_browser_path: Path to use for CARTA file browser
-        :param back_end_port: Port to run the CARTA back end with
+        :param session_port: Port to run the CARTA session with
         :param wrapper_port: Port to run the CARTA wrapper with
         :param carta_url: URL used to access CARTA from a web browser
         :param wrapper_url: URL used to access CARTA wrapper from a web browser
@@ -144,14 +144,10 @@ class CartaLauncher:
 
         self.logger.info(f"file_browser_path: {file_browser_path}")
         if not file_browser_path.exists():
-            self.logger.error(
-                f"ERROR: Invalid file browser path. {file_browser_path}: Directory does not exist."
-            )
+            self.logger.error(f"ERROR: Invalid file browser path. {file_browser_path}: Directory does not exist.")
             return
         elif not file_browser_path.is_dir():
-            self.logger.error(
-                f"ERROR: Invalid file browser path. {file_browser_path}: Path is not a directory."
-            )
+            self.logger.error(f"ERROR: Invalid file browser path. {file_browser_path}: Path is not a directory.")
             return
 
         if self.settings["useCarta"]:
@@ -159,9 +155,11 @@ class CartaLauncher:
             carta_command = [
                 path_to_carta,
                 "--no-browser",  # 2.0 setting: don't automatically try to open browser
-                f"--port={str(session_port)}",
-                f"--top_level_folder={file_browser_path}",
-                {file_browser_path},
+                "--debug_no_auth",  # No tokenized authorization
+                "--no_runtime_config",  # Don't send runtime config object to CARTA front-end (fixes a bug)
+                f"--port={session_port!s}",
+                f"--top_level_folder={file_browser_path!s}",
+                f"{file_browser_path!s}",
             ]
             try:
                 CARTA_PROCESS = subprocess.Popen(
@@ -175,9 +173,7 @@ class CartaLauncher:
                 self.teardown()
                 sys.exit(f"ERROR: Failed to launch CARTA: {err}")
             else:
-                CartaWrapperLauncher.deploy_wrapper_html(
-                    file_browser_path, carta_url, session_timeout_date
-                )
+                CartaWrapperLauncher.deploy_wrapper_html(file_browser_path, carta_url, session_timeout_date)
 
                 # CARTA is running and accessible, so send CARTA URL to AAT system or notify user
                 self.notify_ready(wrapper_url)
@@ -185,14 +181,10 @@ class CartaLauncher:
                 # Activate timeout handler
                 signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, self.signal)
                 signal.alarm(60 * timeout_minutes)
-                self.logger.info(
-                    f"To access CARTA, enter this URL into a web browser: {wrapper_url}"
-                )
+                self.logger.info(f"To access CARTA, enter this URL into a web browser: {wrapper_url}")
                 self.logger.info("Press Ctrl+C to quit.")
 
-                wrapper_server_thread = Thread(
-                    target=CartaWrapperLauncher.run, args=[wrapper_port], daemon=True
-                )
+                wrapper_server_thread = Thread(target=CartaWrapperLauncher.run, args=[wrapper_port], daemon=True)
                 wrapper_server_thread.run()
 
                 # Loop until process ends or timeout elapses, whichever happens first
@@ -256,9 +248,7 @@ class CartaLauncher:
             timeout_hours, timeout_remainder = math.modf(timeout_minutes / 60)
             timeout_hours = int(timeout_hours)
             timeout_minutes = int(timeout_remainder * 60)
-            logger.info(
-                f"Timeout longer than 1 hour. Splitting into {timeout_hours}:{timeout_minutes}"
-            )
+            logger.info(f"Timeout longer than 1 hour. Splitting into {timeout_hours}:{timeout_minutes}")
             timeout_date = pendulum.now().add(hours=timeout_hours, minutes=timeout_minutes)
         else:
             timeout_date = pendulum.now().add(minutes=timeout_minutes)