diff --git a/module_build_service/config.py b/module_build_service/config.py
index 3a08991c..defb5a67 100644
--- a/module_build_service/config.py
+++ b/module_build_service/config.py
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@
 # SOFTWARE.
 #
 # Written by Petr Šabata <contyk@redhat.com>
+#            Filip Valder <fvalder@redhat.com>
 
 import imp
+import os
 
 from os import sys
 
@@ -49,6 +51,9 @@ def _init_app_config(app):
     here = sys.path[0]
     if any(['nosetests' in arg for arg in sys.argv]):
         app.config.from_object('%s.TestConfiguration' % conf_module)
+    elif 'MODULE_BUILD_SERVICE_DEVELOPER_ENV' in os.environ and \
+         os.environ['MODULE_BUILD_SERVICE_DEVELOPER_ENV']:
+        app.config.from_object('%s.DevConfiguration' % conf_module)
     elif here not in ('/usr/bin', '/bin', '/usr/local/bin'):
         app.config.from_object('%s.DevConfiguration' % conf_module)
     else:
diff --git a/module_build_service/manage.py b/module_build_service/manage.py
index a02b7a4c..f00a6811 100644
--- a/module_build_service/manage.py
+++ b/module_build_service/manage.py
@@ -291,8 +291,11 @@ def generatelocalhostcert():
 def runssl(host=conf.host, port=conf.port, debug=False):
     """ Runs the Flask app with the HTTPS settings configured in config.py
     """
-    logging.info('Starting Rida')
+    logging.info('Starting Module Build Service frontend')
     ssl_ctx = _establish_ssl_context()
+    if 'MODULE_BUILD_SERVICE_DEVELOPER_ENV' in os.environ and \
+            os.environ['MODULE_BUILD_SERVICE_DEVELOPER_ENV']:
+        debug = True
     app.run(
         host=host,
         port=port,