diff --git a/world.toml b/world.toml
index 5aa1d67..8b786ed 100644
--- a/world.toml
+++ b/world.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 [cardinal]
 CARDINAL_NAMESPACE="my-world-1"
 CARDINAL_PORT=3333
-CARDINAL_MODE="production"
+CARDINAL_MODE="development"
 
 [evm]
 # DA_AUTH_TOKEN is obtained from celestia client and passed in from world.toml.