diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 0f32dbd0..e6dad41f 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ app = Flask(__name__)
 app.config.from_object(app_config) # for db init with required keys
 # app.config["config"] = app_config()
 
-
 # logging
 handler = RotatingFileHandler('app.log', maxBytes=10000, backupCount=3)
 handler.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
@@ -96,6 +95,7 @@ def internal_server_error(error):
     return "Internal Server Error", 500
 
 
+
 """
 csrf = CSRFProtect()
 cors = CORS()
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 67fffb2a..c1c825ec 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Configuration variables
 from lib import argument_validation as av
 import os
 from dotenv import load_dotenv, find_dotenv
+from flask import current_app
 
 load_dotenv(find_dotenv())
 
@@ -77,14 +78,18 @@ class ProductionConfig(Config):
 
 # Set the configuration class based on the environment
 # You can change 'development' to 'production' when deploying
-config_env = os.getenv('FLASK_ENV')
+config_env = os.getenv('FLASK_ENV', "not found")
+with open('app.log', 'a') as f:
+    f.write(f'config_env: {config_env}\n')
+    # current_app.logger.error(f'config_env: {config_env}')
 if config_env == 'development':
     app_config = DevelopmentConfig
-elif config_env == 'production':
+else: ##if config_env == 'production':
     app_config = ProductionConfig
+"""
 else:
     raise ValueError("Invalid configuration environment")
-
+"""
 
 # environment variables
 """