diff --git a/backend/server.js b/backend/server.js
index d18341d98a..9ab5e1511b 100755
--- a/backend/server.js
+++ b/backend/server.js
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ var cors = require('cors');
 
 var { NODE_ENV } = process.env;
 
-if (!NODE_ENV || NODE_ENV === 'local' || NODE_ENV === 'development'){
-    require('custom-env').env(process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development');
+if (NODE_ENV === 'local' || NODE_ENV === 'development'){
+    require('custom-env').env(process.env.NODE_ENV);
 }
 
 io.adapter(redisAdapter({
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index b684a1cb1e..caf1c6b1c1 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -107,6 +107,14 @@ services:
       - PROBE_KEY=test-key
     depends_on:
       - backend
+
+  ngrok:
+    ports:
+      - "4040:4040"
+    image: wernight/ngrok:latest
+    command: ngrok http backend:3002
+    depends_on:
+      - backend
   
 volumes:
   mongodata:
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 6491d74c5b..a94be1dd35 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
 # This script runs the local development server in Docker.
 if [[ ! $(which docker) && ! $(docker  --version) ]]
 then
diff --git a/uninstall.sh b/uninstall.sh
index 3a49113e1a..d6998df178 100755
--- a/uninstall.sh
+++ b/uninstall.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
 echo "REMOVING EXISTING CONTAINERS..."
 sudo docker-compose down
 sudo docker stop $(sudo docker ps -aq) || echo 'No docker containers'