diff --git a/config/initializers/bugsnag.rb b/config/initializers/bugsnag.rb
index f4cb209d7d6..bd90c706997 100644
--- a/config/initializers/bugsnag.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/bugsnag.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 Bugsnag.configure do |config|
   config.api_key = ENV['BUGSNAG_API_KEY']
+  config.release_stage = Rails.env
+  # Avoid missing API key warning without changing the Rails log level.
+  if Rails.env.development?
+    config.logger = Logger.new(STDOUT)
+    config.logger.level = Logger::ERROR
+  end
   config.notify_release_stages = %w(production staging)
 end