diff --git a/agora service.md b/agora service.md
index 8983bdd65..e84bfa103 100644
--- a/agora service.md	
+++ b/agora service.md	
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ User=agora
 Group=agora
 WorkingDirectory=/home/agora/agora-server
 Environment="PATH=/home/agora/agora-server/venv/bin"
+Environment="FLASK_ENV=production"
 ExecStart=/home/agora/agora-server/venv/bin/uwsgi --ini prod.ini
 
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