diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/.htaccess b/airtime_mvc/public/.htaccess
index 48c40b1dd..3dfbebfef 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/.htaccess
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/.htaccess
@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
 RewriteRule ^.*$ - [NC,L]
 RewriteRule ^.*$ index.php [NC,L]
 RewriteBase /
+
+SetEnv APPLICATION_ENV development