diff --git a/backend/utils/vectordatabases/providers/chroma/index.js b/backend/utils/vectordatabases/providers/chroma/index.js
index 11f2ad2b..f3ec4a87 100644
--- a/backend/utils/vectordatabases/providers/chroma/index.js
+++ b/backend/utils/vectordatabases/providers/chroma/index.js
@@ -14,30 +14,36 @@ class Chroma {
 
   // For use with ChromaClient SDK only.
   #appendClientAuthHeaders() {
-    const { settings } = this.config
+    const { settings } = this.config;
     if (!settings?.authToken) return {};
 
     const headerName = settings.authTokenHeader || "X-Api-Key";
-    const authToken = headerName === 'Authorization' ? `Bearer ${settings.authToken}` : settings.authToken
+    const authToken =
+      headerName === "Authorization"
+        ? `Bearer ${settings.authToken}`
+        : settings.authToken;
     return {
       fetchOptions: {
         headers: {
           [headerName]: authToken,
         },
       },
-    }
+    };
   }
 
   // For use with fetch API endpoints only.
   #appendRawAuthHeaders() {
-    const { settings } = this.config
+    const { settings } = this.config;
     if (!settings?.authToken) return {};
 
     const headerName = settings.authTokenHeader || "X-Api-Key";
-    const authToken = headerName === 'Authorization' ? `Bearer ${settings.authToken}` : settings.authToken
+    const authToken =
+      headerName === "Authorization"
+        ? `Bearer ${settings.authToken}`
+        : settings.authToken;
     return {
       [headerName]: authToken,
-    }
+    };
   }
 
   setConfig(config) {
diff --git a/devSetup.js b/devSetup.js
index 7f8232e1..9acbe2f9 100644
--- a/devSetup.js
+++ b/devSetup.js
@@ -2,15 +2,20 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 
 const serverEnvTemplate = path.resolve(__dirname, 'backend/.env.example');
-const serverEnv = path.resolve(__dirname, 'backend/.env.development')
+const serverDevEnv = path.resolve(__dirname, 'backend/.env.development')
+const serverEnv = path.resolve(__dirname, 'backend/.env')
+
 const frontendEnvTemplate = path.resolve(__dirname, 'frontend/.env.example');
 const frontendEnv = path.resolve(__dirname, 'frontend/.env')
 const workerEnvTemplate = path.resolve(__dirname, 'workers/.env.example');
 const workerEnv = path.resolve(__dirname, 'workers/.env')
 
-if (!fs.existsSync(serverEnv)) {
-  console.log("Copying server env file template.");
+if (!fs.existsSync(serverEnv) || !fs.existsSync(serverDevEnv)) {
+  console.log("Copying server env & env.development file template.");
+  fs.writeFileSync(serverDevEnv, '');
   fs.writeFileSync(serverEnv, '');
+
+  fs.copyFileSync(serverEnvTemplate, serverDevEnv);
   fs.copyFileSync(serverEnvTemplate, serverEnv);
   console.log("Server env file created.");
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/constants.ts b/frontend/src/utils/constants.ts
index e603ac54..b48771d5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/constants.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/constants.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export const API_BASE = import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE || "/api";
+export const API_BASE = import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE || '/api';
 export const APP_NAME = import.meta.env.VITE_APP_NAME || 'VDMS';
 export const STORE_USER = 'vdms_user';
 export const STORE_TOKEN = 'vdms_authToken';