diff --git a/internal_packages/onboarding/lib/onboarding-store.coffee b/internal_packages/onboarding/lib/onboarding-store.coffee
index 36dd1ec21..432ac3ba1 100644
--- a/internal_packages/onboarding/lib/onboarding-store.coffee
+++ b/internal_packages/onboarding/lib/onboarding-store.coffee
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ OnboardingStore = Reflux.createStore
 
     @_pageStack = [@_page]
 
-    defaultEnv = if atom.inDevMode() then 'staging' else 'production'
+    # For the time being, always use staging
+    defaultEnv = if atom.inDevMode() then 'staging' else 'staging'
     atom.config.set('env', defaultEnv) unless atom.config.get('env')
 
     @listenTo Actions.setEnvironment, @_onSetEnvironment