diff --git a/client/homebrew/brewRenderer/brewRenderer.jsx b/client/homebrew/brewRenderer/brewRenderer.jsx
index bda7143fc..a19d33375 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/brewRenderer/brewRenderer.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/brewRenderer/brewRenderer.jsx
@@ -295,12 +295,6 @@ const BrewRenderer = (props)=>{
 		rowGap    : `${displayOptions.rowGap}px`
 	};
 
-	const styleObject = {};
-
-	if(global.config.deployment) {
-		styleObject.backgroundImage = `url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' version='1.1' height='40px' width='200px'><text x='0' y='15' fill='%23fff7' font-size='20'>${global.config.deployment}</text></svg>")`;
-	}
-
 	const renderedStyle = useMemo(()=>renderStyle(), [props.style, props.themeBundle]);
 	renderedPages = useMemo(()=>renderPages(), [props.text, displayOptions]);
 
@@ -329,10 +323,9 @@ const BrewRenderer = (props)=>{
 				contentDidMount={frameDidMount}
 				onClick={()=>{emitClick();}}
 			>
-				<div className={`brewRenderer ${global.config.deployment && 'deployment'}`}
+				<div className='brewRenderer'
 					onKeyDown={handleControlKeys}
 					tabIndex={-1}
-					style={ styleObject }
 				>
 
 					{/* Apply CSS from Style tab and render pages from Markdown tab */}
diff --git a/client/homebrew/brewRenderer/brewRenderer.less b/client/homebrew/brewRenderer/brewRenderer.less
index b0a3e9779..bb4fe69c5 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/brewRenderer/brewRenderer.less
+++ b/client/homebrew/brewRenderer/brewRenderer.less
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 	overflow-y    : scroll;
 	will-change   : transform;
 	&:has(.facing, .flow) { padding : 60px 30px; }
-	&.deployment { background-color : darkred; }
 	:where(.pages) {
 		&.facing {
 			display               : grid; 
diff --git a/client/homebrew/homebrew.jsx b/client/homebrew/homebrew.jsx
index 1aff5067d..e7e006808 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/homebrew.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/homebrew.jsx
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ const WithRoute = ({ el: Element, ...rest })=>{
 	const params = useParams();
 	const [searchParams] = useSearchParams();
 	const queryParams = Object.fromEntries(searchParams?.entries() || []);
-
 	return <Element {...rest} {...params} query={queryParams} />;
 };
 
@@ -50,11 +49,20 @@ const Homebrew = (props)=>{
 	global.enable_themes = enable_themes;
 	global.config        = config;
 
+	const backgroundObject = ()=>{
+		if(global.config.deployment || (config.local && config.development)){
+  			const bgText = global.config.deployment || 'Local';
+  			return {
+    			backgroundImage : `url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' version='1.1' height='100px' width='200px'><text x='0' y='15' fill='%23fff7' font-size='20'>${bgText}</text></svg>")`
+  			};
+		}
+		return null;
+	};
 	updateLocalStorage();
 
 	return (
 		<Router location={url}>
-			<div className='homebrew'>
+			<div className={`homebrew${(config.deployment || config.local) ? ' deployment' : ''}`} style={backgroundObject()}>
 				<Routes>
 					<Route path='/edit/:id' element={<WithRoute el={EditPage} brew={brew} userThemes={userThemes}/>} />
 					<Route path='/share/:id' element={<WithRoute el={SharePage} brew={brew} />} />
diff --git a/client/homebrew/homebrew.less b/client/homebrew/homebrew.less
index e265c2941..2cbc35857 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/homebrew.less
+++ b/client/homebrew/homebrew.less
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 @import 'naturalcrit/styles/core.less';
 .homebrew {
 	height : 100%;
+	background-color:@steel;
+	&.deployment { background-color : darkred; }
+
 	.sitePage {
 		display          : flex;
 		flex-direction   : column;
 		height           : 100%;
 		overflow-y       : hidden;
-		background-color : @steel;
 		.content {
 			position   : relative;
 			flex       : auto;
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/vaultPage/vaultPage.less b/client/homebrew/pages/vaultPage/vaultPage.less
index 8a5f3a714..304fefc72 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/vaultPage/vaultPage.less
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/vaultPage/vaultPage.less
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 .vaultPage {
 	height           : 100%;
 	overflow-y       : hidden;
-	background-color : #2C3E50;
 
 	*:not(input) { user-select : none; }
 
+	.form {
+		background:white;
+	}
+
 	:where(.content .dataGroup) {
 		width      : 100%;
 		height     : 100%;
-		background : white;
 
 		&.form .brewLookup {
 			position : relative;
@@ -171,7 +173,6 @@
 				max-height       : 100%;
 				padding          : 70px 50px;
 				overflow-y       : scroll;
-				background-color : #2C3E50;
 				container-type   : inline-size;
 
 				h3 { font-size : 25px; }
diff --git a/config/default.json b/config/default.json
index bea3b2663..0a2d7281e 100644
--- a/config/default.json
+++ b/config/default.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+	"development": true,
 	"host" : "homebrewery.local.naturalcrit.com:8000",
 	"naturalcrit_url" : "local.naturalcrit.com:8010",
 	"secret" : "secret",