diff --git a/apps/web/config/development.json b/apps/web/config/development.json
index e3107f8788..62521c2f76 100644
--- a/apps/web/config/development.json
+++ b/apps/web/config/development.json
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@
     "secretsManager": true,
     "showPasswordless": true,
     "enableCipherKeyEncryption": false
-  }
+  },
+  "devFlags": {}
 }
diff --git a/libs/common/src/platform/misc/flags.spec.ts b/libs/common/src/platform/misc/flags.spec.ts
index 2905be4e14..ed529b4abd 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/platform/misc/flags.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/platform/misc/flags.spec.ts
@@ -36,8 +36,13 @@ describe("devFlagEnabled", () => {
       process.env.ENV = "development";
     });
 
-    it("returns true by default", () => {
-      expect(devFlagEnabled<any>("nonExistentFlag")).toBe(true);
+    it("returns false by default", () => {
+      expect(devFlagEnabled<any>("nonExistentFlag")).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it("returns false if devFlags is not defined", () => {
+      delete process.env.DEV_FLAGS;
+      expect(devFlagEnabled<any>("nonExistentFlag")).toBe(false);
     });
 
     it("returns true if enabled", () => {
diff --git a/libs/common/src/platform/misc/flags.ts b/libs/common/src/platform/misc/flags.ts
index 7a8b5ca194..76c827376d 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/platform/misc/flags.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/platform/misc/flags.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export function devFlagEnabled<DevFlags extends SharedDevFlags>(flag: keyof DevF
   }
 
   const devFlags = getFlags<DevFlags>(process.env.DEV_FLAGS);
-  return devFlags[flag] == null || !!devFlags[flag];
+  return devFlags?.[flag] == null ? false : !!devFlags[flag];
 }
 
 /**