diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index 5738f53..6d2124d 100755
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ fi
 
 # Run the Flask and Python server through inlets
 export DB_LOC=$3 
+export FLASK_ENV=development
 inlets client --remote=$1 --upstream=http://127.0.0.1:5000 --token=$2 &
 FLASK_APP=fgs flask run