diff --git a/config/config.example.yml b/config/config.example.yml
index b226969a..3f2d0b60 100644
--- a/config/config.example.yml
+++ b/config/config.example.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 app:
     name: Pangolin
-    environment: dev
     base_url: http://localhost:3000
     log_level: debug
     save_logs: "false"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2f3113e1..5430beaf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "private": true,
     "type": "module",
     "scripts": {
-        "dev": "tsx watch server/index.ts",
+        "dev": "ENVIRONMENT=dev tsx watch server/index.ts",
         "db:generate": "drizzle-kit generate",
         "db:push": "npx tsx server/db/migrate.ts",
         "db:hydrate": "npx tsx scripts/hydrate.ts",
diff --git a/server/config.ts b/server/config.ts
index 0543d162..93fbeccb 100644
--- a/server/config.ts
+++ b/server/config.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ export const APP_PATH = path.join("config");
 const environmentSchema = z.object({
     app: z.object({
         name: z.string(),
-        environment: z.enum(["dev", "prod"]),
         base_url: z.string().url(),
         base_domain: z.string(),
         log_level: z.enum(["debug", "info", "warn", "error"]),
diff --git a/server/index.ts b/server/index.ts
index ec8f97f6..bce7352b 100644
--- a/server/index.ts
+++ b/server/index.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import cookieParser from "cookie-parser";
 import { User } from "@server/db/schema";
 import { ensureActions } from "./db/ensureActions";
 
-const dev = config.app.environment !== "prod";
+const dev = process.env.ENVIRONMENT !== "prod";
 
 const app = next({ dev });
 const handle = app.getRequestHandler();