diff --git a/configs/development.yml b/configs/development.yml
index a0850a48a..2271917a8 100644
--- a/configs/development.yml
+++ b/configs/development.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 rpc:
   mainnet:
-    uri: https://rpc.tzkt.io/archive
+    uri: ${MAINNET_RPC_URI:-https://rpc.tzkt.io/mainnet}
     timeout: 20
     requests_per_second: 15
   ghostnet: