diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9810617a..9d0324eb 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 {
   "name": "@quintype/framework",
-  "version": "7.34.4",
+  "version": "7.34.5-amp-ad-free.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@quintype/framework",
-      "version": "7.34.4",
+      "version": "7.34.5-amp-ad-free.3",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "@ampproject/toolbox-optimizer": "2.8.3",
         "@grpc/grpc-js": "^1.12.5",
         "@jsdoc/salty": "^0.2.9",
-        "@quintype/amp": "^2.22.0",
+        "@quintype/amp": "2.22.1-ad-free-visual-stories.0",
         "@quintype/backend": "^2.7.0",
         "@quintype/components": "^3.5.0",
         "@quintype/prerender-node": "^3.2.26",
@@ -3809,9 +3809,9 @@
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause"
     },
     "node_modules/@quintype/amp": {
-      "version": "2.22.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@quintype/amp/-/amp-2.22.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Z904Bkf9EjiIPadDl4PYFVvRU5ZJ9PSRpmKXGe4COI8DonK0erqturmSo+Gw0cooBLR0FuWDN9hUv4ZH/jABbQ==",
+      "version": "2.22.1-ad-free-visual-stories.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@quintype/amp/-/amp-2.22.1-ad-free-visual-stories.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-JKmG0nXZ3viCMowvqTdk9Dwo9hKeTSgfgvs8bnB6AS2kYRc2s+fkODkwyjVxASa7TqWowlU+o8cZwRVRkIuong==",
       "dependencies": {
         "@rvgpl/get-youtube-id": "^1.0.0",
         "atob-utf-8": "^1.0.4",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 12763f93..793c0053 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@quintype/framework",
-  "version": "7.34.4",
+  "version": "7.34.5-amp-ad-free.3",
   "description": "Libraries to help build Quintype Node.js apps",
   "main": "index.js",
   "engines": {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "@ampproject/toolbox-optimizer": "2.8.3",
     "@grpc/grpc-js": "^1.12.5",
     "@jsdoc/salty": "^0.2.9",
-    "@quintype/amp": "^2.22.0",
+    "@quintype/amp": "2.22.1-ad-free-visual-stories.0",
     "@quintype/backend": "^2.7.0",
     "@quintype/components": "^3.5.0",
     "@quintype/prerender-node": "^3.2.26",
diff --git a/server/amp/handlers/story-page.js b/server/amp/handlers/story-page.js
index 76ed7155..40464ea4 100644
--- a/server/amp/handlers/story-page.js
+++ b/server/amp/handlers/story-page.js
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ async function ampStoryPageHandler(
       });
       merge(mergedAdditionalConfig, additionalConfig, fetchedAdditionalConfig);
     }
+    // the query appending happens in the worker, this is needed for any publisher who needs ad-free in amp story
+    if(req && req.query && req.query.subscriber === "true") {
+      merge(additionalConfig, { subscriber: true })
+    }
     const optimizeAmpHtml = get(domainSpecificOpts, ["featureConfig", "optimizeAmpHtml"], true);
     const ampHtml = ampifyStory({
       story,