diff --git a/.env.local_dev b/.env.local_dev
index 71635fd48..bf88879c4 100644
--- a/.env.local_dev
+++ b/.env.local_dev
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ DO_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=
 # Digital ocean spaces region or AWS s3 region
 DO_REGION=us-west
 # local storage
-USE_LOCAL=TRUE
+USE_LOCAL=true
 
 # Email mailgun or set SMTP_ENABLE true to use SMTP config (The app will not initialize if any of these 3 variables are not set) *********************************************************************************************************************
 MAILGUN_API_KEY=