diff --git a/.env.heroku b/.env.heroku
index 6be1f309bc..fbe8cf51de 100644
--- a/.env.heroku
+++ b/.env.heroku
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-APP_ENV=local
+APP_ENV=heroku
 APP_DEBUG=true
 APP_NAME=FireflyIII
 APP_KEY=7ahyYVPVsmxjdhsweWCauGeJfwc92NP2
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 4fd89df99c..ed4265d187 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -97,9 +97,6 @@
     }
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "pre-install-cmd": [
-      "@php -r \"file_exists('.env') || copy('.env.example', '.env');\""
-    ],
     "post-root-package-install": [
       "@php -r \"file_exists('.env') || copy('.env.example', '.env');\""
     ],