diff --git a/backend/.flaskenv b/backend/.flaskenv
index adfe7a48941f238a842cacea32c5d17cf4d9c60e..ee28bc9da2a1b8df9f79a8180e8b928495a6e50d 100644
--- a/backend/.flaskenv
+++ b/backend/.flaskenv
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-FLASK_APP=auto_augmentation
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+FLASK_APP=auto_augmentation
+FLASK_ENV=development
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