diff --git a/cloudbuild.yaml b/cloudbuild.yaml
index 9a835b8f..50ff7b40 100644
--- a/cloudbuild.yaml
+++ b/cloudbuild.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ steps:
       - '--region=$_DEPLOY_REGION'
       - '--min-instances=1'
       - '--quiet'
-      - '--set-env-vars=CLOUD_RUN=True,SERVICE_URL=https://$_SERVICE_NAME-$_DEPLOY_REGION.a.run.app' 
+      - '--set-env-vars=CLOUD_RUN=True,SERVICE_URL=https://$_SERVICE_NAME-$_DEPLOY_REGION.a.run.app,FLASK_DEBUG=$_FLASK_DEBUG'
     id: Deploy
     entrypoint: gcloud
 images:
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ substitutions:
   _LABELS: gcb-trigger-id=44d26102-694b-457c-afaf-b086e4d866be
   _TRIGGER_ID: 44d26102-694b-457c-afaf-b086e4d866be
   _DEPLOY_REGION: us-central1
+  _FLASK_DEBUG: development
   _GCR_HOSTNAME: us.gcr.io
   _PLATFORM: managed
 tags:
diff --git a/run.py b/run.py
index 64eeee7d..6ad550a2 100644
--- a/run.py
+++ b/run.py
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@
     port = int(sys.argv[1]) if len(sys.argv) > 1 else 5000
 
     os.environ["FLASK_APP"] = "src"
-    os.environ["FLASK_DEBUG"] = "development"
     src.create_app().run(port=port)