diff --git a/contrib/docker/docker-entrypoint.sh b/contrib/docker/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 79b7f26a3..24bdb9744 100755
--- a/contrib/docker/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/contrib/docker/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ elif [ "$SUPERSET_ENV" = "development" ]; then
     # needed by superset runserver
     (cd superset/assets/ && npm ci && npm run sync-backend)
     (cd superset/assets/ && npm run dev) &
-    FLASK_APP=superset:app flask run -p 8088 --with-threads --reload --debugger --host=0.0.0.0
+    FLASK_ENV=development FLASK_APP=superset:app flask run -p 8088 --with-threads --reload --debugger --host=0.0.0.0
 elif [ "$SUPERSET_ENV" = "production" ]; then
     celery worker --app=superset.sql_lab:celery_app --pool=gevent -Ofair &
     gunicorn --bind  0.0.0.0:8088 \