diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 39d9a71ba..6e1018213 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@
 sync.sh
 *.p12
 *.swp
+.debug
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/application/controllers/Dashboard.php b/application/controllers/Dashboard.php
index b72d135d8..17f0f1362 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Dashboard.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Dashboard.php
@@ -4,11 +4,6 @@ class Dashboard extends CI_Controller {
 
 	public function index()
 	{
-		// If environment is set to development then show the debug toolbar
-		if(ENVIRONMENT == 'development') {
-            $this->output->enable_profiler(TRUE);
-        }
-
 		// Load language files
 		$this->lang->load('lotw');
 
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 7d8fe56dd..fc458e605 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@
  * NOTE: If you change these, also change the error_reporting() code below
  */
 	#define('ENVIRONMENT', isset($_SERVER['CI_ENV']) ? $_SERVER['CI_ENV'] : 'development');
-	define('ENVIRONMENT', 'development');
+	if (file_exists('.debug')) {
+		define('ENVIRONMENT', 'development');
+	} else {
+		define('ENVIRONMENT', 'production');
+	}
 
 /*
  *---------------------------------------------------------------