# Changing default environment

**URL:** https://community.forestadmin.com/t/changing-default-environment/3343
**Category:** Help me!
**Created:** [September 24, 2021, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/changing-default-environment/3343 "2021-09-24T21:08:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![DannySaludSativa](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.forestadmin.com/dannysaludsativa/32/3154_2.png) [@DannySaludSativa](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/DannySaludSativa)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2021, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/changing-default-environment/3343/1 "2021-09-24T21:08:11Z")

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Hello, I am trying to change my default environment from staging to production but my production env is grayed out and my staging env is shown as green in the panel. Is there any way I can have it realize that my production env is, well, production and change the default environment it will load

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### Author: ![anon16419211](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7cd45c/32.png) [@anon16419211](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/anon16419211)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2021, 8:01am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/changing-default-environment/3343/2 "2021-09-27T08:01:13Z")

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Hello @DannySaludSativa,

I’m not sure to well understand your request, what is the issue you are encountering?

Also, what is your project’s name?

Best,

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### Author: ![DannySaludSativa](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.forestadmin.com/dannysaludsativa/32/3154_2.png) [@DannySaludSativa](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/DannySaludSativa)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/changing-default-environment/3343/3 "2021-09-27T20:36:59Z")

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Hello, heres a screenshot, Im trying to change the default environment thats opened. Project name is CBD Salud Sativa Mongo (See how the dropdown is greyed out and wont let me choose my production environment)

 ![Screen Shot 2021-09-27 at 3.35.24 PM](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/forest/original/2X/b/b40ae3c350b049cf58d9c74579190555a65483b7.png)

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### Author: ![anon39848301](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@anon39848301](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/anon39848301)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2021, 8:46am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/changing-default-environment/3343/4 "2021-09-28T08:46:04Z")

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Hey @DannySaludSativa,

Maybe [this answer](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/switching-environment-flags-change-default-environment/3280/2) could help.  
This is a known issue that we need to tackle. In the meantime, the proposed solution in the thread could help.

Let me know 🙏