diff --git a/src/app/components/ClientConfigLoader.tsx b/src/app/components/ClientConfigLoader.tsx
index 7281cf2e..ac3a98f4 100644
--- a/src/app/components/ClientConfigLoader.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/ClientConfigLoader.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { trimTrailingSlash } from '../utils/common';
 const getClientConfig = async (): Promise<ClientConfig> => {
   let url = `${trimTrailingSlash(import.meta.env.BASE_URL)}/config.${window.location.hostname}.json`;
   let config = await fetch(url, { method: 'GET' });
-  if(config.status===404) {
+  if(config.status===404 || import.meta.env.MODE==="development") {
     url = `${trimTrailingSlash(import.meta.env.BASE_URL)}/config.json`;
     config = await fetch(url, { method: 'GET' });
   }