diff --git a/Sources/App/configure.swift b/Sources/App/configure.swift
index 8b8b873..18d00de 100644
--- a/Sources/App/configure.swift
+++ b/Sources/App/configure.swift
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ var database: Database!
 
 // configures your application
 public func configure(_ app: Application) throws {
+
+    // Set target environment
+    app.environment = .development
+
     // serve files from /Public folder
     app.middleware.use(FileMiddleware(publicDirectory: app.directory.publicDirectory))