diff --git a/readme.org b/readme.org
index bf6a69791..70ea724c2 100644
--- a/readme.org
+++ b/readme.org
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
          export JWT_SECRET="4fa183cf1d28460498b13330835e80ad"
          export COOKIE_SECRET="10a42ca724e34f4db6086a772d787034"
          export DATABASE_URL="postgres://localhost:5432/logseq"
+         export ENVIRONMENT="dev"
        #+END_SRC
 
 *** 3. Start the clojure server