diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 54c38f537120e5956b0a825d5e738cbadf25f20f..49509b38ca7f478a8da3c1acf35320d93c1f1e67 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ run-mentat-dev:
 run-webui-dev:
 	@echo "\n$(GREEN)*** Running development web server with development configuration on $(DEV_SERVER):$(DEV_PORT) ***$(NC)\n"
 	#APP_ROOT_PATH=$(shell realpath ./chroot) hawat-cli run --host $(DEV_SERVER) --port $(DEV_PORT)
-	hawat-cli run --host $(DEV_SERVER) --port $(DEV_PORT)
+	HAWAT_CONFIG_FILE=$(shell realpath ./hawat.local.conf) hawat-cli run --host $(DEV_SERVER) --port $(DEV_PORT)
 
 run-mailserver-dev:
 	@echo "\n$(GREEN)*** Running development mail server on $(DEV_MAIL_SERVER):$(DEV_MAIL_PORT) ***$(NC)\n"