diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index a84a669ffe8d2d805835e38816a89fa75917d2ad..fd2e999fd60680c764dcc3a17359bcb9fe9a854e 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
             "stopOnEntry": false,
             "program": "${workspaceFolder}/api.py",
             "env": {
-                "FLASK_APP": "${workspaceRoot}/api.py"
+                "FLASK_APP": "${workspaceRoot}/api.py",
+                "FLASK_ENV": "development"
             },
             "args": [
                 "run"