diff --git a/app/app/settings.py b/app/app/settings.py
index cd439d07..c80952b1 100644
--- a/app/app/settings.py
+++ b/app/app/settings.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ SECRET_KEY = 'v8sk33sy82!uw3ty=!jjv5vp7=s2phrzw(m(hrn^f7e_#1h2al'
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
 # DEBUG = True
-DEBUG = bool(os.environ.get('DEBUG', True))
+DEBUG = bool(os.environ.get('DEBUG', False))
 
 
 # ALLOWED_HOSTS = []