diff --git a/conf/.env b/conf/.env
index 8d7ab31..a6e24b0 100644
--- a/conf/.env
+++ b/conf/.env
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 # Two choices: local|production. Use local if you want to install Monica as a
 # development version. Use production otherwise.
-APP_ENV=local
+APP_ENV=production
 
 # true if you want to show debug information on errors. For production, put this
 # to false.