diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
index 2b308ec..f22dd95 100644
--- a/.envrc
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Wild Central dev environment
 # Shares data dir with Wild Cloud for development
+export WILD_CENTRAL_ENV=development
 export WILD_CENTRAL_DATA_DIR=$HOME/repos/wild-cloud-dev/wild-cloud-redmond-data
 export WILD_CENTRAL_PORT=15055
 export WILD_CENTRAL_NATS_PORT=14222