diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index e2a6aac..7de6a11 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ jobs:
             export CONDUIT_SECRET='something-really-secret'
             export FLASK_APP=autoapp.py
             export FLASK_DEBUG=1
-            export FLASK_ENV=development
-            flask run
+
       - run:
           name: flask test
           command: |