diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 867d3e9..8fd1f58 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 from db_schema import Projects, db
 
-dev = True  # if true then uses config.txt to set environment variables
+dev = False  # if true then uses config.txt to set environment variables
 if dev:
     with open("config.txt", "r") as f:
         for line in f.readlines():