diff --git a/.env.sandstorm b/.env.sandstorm
index 77d1aec95c..ba2b67cc85 100755
--- a/.env.sandstorm
+++ b/.env.sandstorm
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-APP_ENV=production
+APP_ENV=local
 APP_DEBUG=true
 APP_NAME=FireflyIII
 APP_KEY=SomeRandomStringOf32CharsExactly
diff --git a/docker-compose.prod.yml b/docker-compose.prod.yml
index 68fdff69a1..4ae95111a1 100644
--- a/docker-compose.prod.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.prod.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ version: '2'
 services:
   firefly-app:
     environment:
-      - FF_APP_ENV=production
+      - FF_APP_ENV=local
     volumes:
       - firefly-app-storage:/var/www/firefly-iii/storage
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 8bcdf06244..6c411857eb 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ services:
       - FF_DB_USER=firefly_db
       - FF_DB_PASSWORD=firefly_db_secret
       - FF_APP_KEY=SomeRandomStringOf32CharsExactly
-      - FF_APP_ENV=production
+      - FF_APP_ENV=local
     ports:
       - "80:80"
     links: