diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-pleroma b/src/freedombone-app-pleroma
index e3f54291..515c3ea9 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-pleroma
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-pleroma
@@ -227,12 +227,11 @@ function pleroma_create_database {
         echo $"Missing directory $PLEROMA_DIR/config"
         exit 7835393
     fi
-    pleroma_secret=$PLEROMA_DIR/config/prod.secret.exs
+    pleroma_secret=$PLEROMA_DIR/config/dev.secret.exs
     if [ ! -f $PLEROMA_DIR/config/dev.exs ]; then
         echo $"Did not find $PLEROMA_DIR/config/dev.exs"
         exit 78923528
     fi
-
     cp $PLEROMA_DIR/config/dev.exs $pleroma_secret
     sed -i "s|username:.*|username: \"pleroma\",|g" $pleroma_secret
     sed -i "s|password:.*|password: \"$PLEROMA_ADMIN_PASSWORD\",|g" $pleroma_secret
@@ -273,20 +272,13 @@ function pleroma_create_database {
         echo $'mix ecto.create failed'
         exit 83653582
     fi
-    sudo -u pleroma MIX_ENV=prod mix ecto.migrate --force
+    sudo -u pleroma mix ecto.migrate --force
     if [ ! "$?" = "0" ]; then
         run_system_query_postgresql "ALTER USER pleroma NOSUPERUSER;"
         run_system_query_postgresql "ALTER USER pleroma NOCREATEDB;"
         echo $'mix ecto.migrate failed'
         exit 73752573
     fi
-    sudo -u pleroma MIX_ENV=prod mix phx.digest --force
-    if [ ! "$?" = "0" ]; then
-        run_system_query_postgresql "ALTER USER pleroma NOSUPERUSER;"
-        run_system_query_postgresql "ALTER USER pleroma NOCREATEDB;"
-        echo $'mix phx.digest failed'
-        exit 783529235
-    fi
 
     # revoke the ability to create databases for this user
     run_system_query_postgresql "ALTER USER pleroma NOSUPERUSER;"
@@ -886,7 +878,7 @@ function install_pleroma {
 
     # We need to set up the url option again because it somehow gets
     # lost during mix compile
-    pleroma_secret=$PLEROMA_DIR/config/prod.secret.exs
+    pleroma_secret=$PLEROMA_DIR/config/dev.secret.exs
     if ! grep -q 'watchers: [],' $pleroma_secret; then
         sed -i 's|watchers: []|watchers: [],|g' $pleroma_secret
     fi
@@ -907,7 +899,6 @@ function install_pleroma {
     echo 'User=pleroma' >> /etc/systemd/system/pleroma.service
     echo "WorkingDirectory=$PLEROMA_DIR" >> /etc/systemd/system/pleroma.service
     echo "Environment=\"HOME=$PLEROMA_DIR\"" >> /etc/systemd/system/pleroma.service
-    echo "Environment=\"MIX_ENV=prod\"" >> /etc/systemd/system/pleroma.service
     echo 'ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/mix phx.server' >> /etc/systemd/system/pleroma.service
     echo 'ExecReload=/bin/kill $MAINPID' >> /etc/systemd/system/pleroma.service
     echo 'KillMode=process' >> /etc/systemd/system/pleroma.service