diff --git a/docker/dev/docker-compose.yml b/docker/dev/docker-compose.yml
index 9956d98c6..f93d17c24 100644
--- a/docker/dev/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/dev/docker-compose.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ services:
       - LEMMY_INTERNAL_HOST=lemmy:8536
       - LEMMY_EXTERNAL_HOST=localhost:1234
       - LEMMY_HTTPS=false
+      - LEMMY_UI_DEBUG=true
     depends_on: 
       - lemmy