diff --git a/config/env/production.js b/config/env/production.js
index 26c97d775d..2de715fef1 100644
--- a/config/env/production.js
+++ b/config/env/production.js
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 'use strict';
 
+var DB_HOST = process.env.DB_1_PORT_27017_TCP_ADDR || 'localhost';
+
 module.exports = {
-	db: process.env.MONGOHQ_URL || process.env.MONGOLAB_URI || 'mongodb://localhost/mean',
+	db: process.env.MONGOHQ_URL || process.env.MONGOLAB_URI || 'mongodb://' + DB_HOST + '/mean',
 	assets: {
 		lib: {
 			css: [
diff --git a/fig.yml b/fig.yml
index ba9a926b97..4726a15100 100644
--- a/fig.yml
+++ b/fig.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ web:
   ports:
    - "3000:3000"
   environment: 
-   NODE_ENV: production
+   NODE_ENV: development
 db:
   image: mongo
   ports: