diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index 35b6fdd..ec2a3ea 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ void main() {
   //to catch all the errors in the app and send them to firebase
   runZonedGuarded(() async {
     //to load the environment variables
-    const environment = String.fromEnvironment('FLAVOR', defaultValue: 'development');
+    const environment = String.fromEnvironment('FLAVOR', defaultValue: 'production');
     await dotenv.load(fileName: '.env.$environment');
 
     // //this is to make the app work with the self-signed certificate