diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 1903dd972..be248672b 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def create_app(config_name):
 
     application.config['NOTIFY_API_ENVIRONMENT'] = config_name
     application.config.from_object(configs[config_name])
-    if config_name is not 'development' or 'test':
+    if 'DEPLOYMENT_GROUP_NAME' in os.getenv:
         application.config.from_envvar('FLASK_CONFIG')
     db.init_app(application)
     init_app(application)