diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ec15f949..727c7312 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -55,3 +55,4 @@ Thumbs.db
 
 
 backend/public/
+backend/development.env
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 2931481b..41dfd772 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 	"scripts": {
 		"build": "tsc",
 		"start": "node dist/src/server.js",
-		"dev:start": "cross-env USE_HTTPS=false SERVER_CORS_ORIGIN=* nodemon -I --exec node --experimental-specifier-resolution=node --loader ts-node/esm ./src/server.ts",
+		"dev:start": "cross-env USE_HTTPS=false NODE_ENV=development nodemon -I --exec node --experimental-specifier-resolution=node --loader ts-node/esm ./src/server.ts",
 		"lint": "eslint src --fix",
 		"format": "prettier --ignore-path .gitignore --write '**/*.{ts,js,json,md}'",
 		"pack": "npm pack"
diff --git a/backend/src/config.ts b/backend/src/config.ts
index f9e17bc3..1e2ea5b5 100644
--- a/backend/src/config.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import dotenv from 'dotenv';
 
+if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
+	dotenv.config({ path: 'development.env' });
+}
+
 if (process.env.CALL_CONFIG_DIR) {
 	dotenv.config({ path: process.env.CALL_CONFIG_DIR });
 } else {