diff --git a/.elasticbeanstalk/config.yml b/.elasticbeanstalk/config.yml
index c5a48d5..1c95f29 100644
--- a/.elasticbeanstalk/config.yml
+++ b/.elasticbeanstalk/config.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ global:
   instance_profile: null
   platform_name: null
   platform_version: null
-  profile: ${EB_CLI_PROFILE:-null} # added secret
+  profile:  null # use eb-cli for local development
   repository: null
   sc: git
   workspace_type: Application