diff --git a/sdks/dotnet/basyx-components/BaSyx.Components.Common/DefaultWebHostBuilder.cs b/sdks/dotnet/basyx-components/BaSyx.Components.Common/DefaultWebHostBuilder.cs
index 0e254e5..2eecd84 100644
--- a/sdks/dotnet/basyx-components/BaSyx.Components.Common/DefaultWebHostBuilder.cs
+++ b/sdks/dotnet/basyx-components/BaSyx.Components.Common/DefaultWebHostBuilder.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
             if (settings?.ServerConfig.Hosting?.Environment != null)
                 webHostBuilder.UseEnvironment(settings.ServerConfig.Hosting.Environment);
             else
-                webHostBuilder.UseEnvironment(Environments.Production);
+                webHostBuilder.UseEnvironment(Environments.Development);
 
             if (settings?.ServerConfig?.Hosting?.Urls?.Count > 0)
                 webHostBuilder.UseUrls(settings.ServerConfig.Hosting.Urls.ToArray());
diff --git a/sdks/dotnet/basyx-components/BaSyx.Components.Common/ServerApplication.cs b/sdks/dotnet/basyx-components/BaSyx.Components.Common/ServerApplication.cs
index 8e0702b..51941b3 100644
--- a/sdks/dotnet/basyx-components/BaSyx.Components.Common/ServerApplication.cs
+++ b/sdks/dotnet/basyx-components/BaSyx.Components.Common/ServerApplication.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite;
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Routing;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
@@ -44,8 +43,8 @@
         private string _webRoot;
         private bool _secure = false;
 
-        private List<Action<IApplicationBuilder>> AppBuilderPipeline;
-        private List<Action<IServiceCollection>> ServiceBuilderPipeline;
+        private readonly List<Action<IApplicationBuilder>> AppBuilderPipeline;
+        private readonly List<Action<IServiceCollection>> ServiceBuilderPipeline;
 
         public const string DEFAULT_CONTENT_ROOT = "Content";
         public const string DEFAULT_WEB_ROOT = "wwwroot";
@@ -87,9 +86,9 @@
             AppBuilderPipeline = new List<Action<IApplicationBuilder>>();
             ServiceBuilderPipeline = new List<Action<IServiceCollection>>();
 
-            WebHostBuilder.ConfigureServices(services =>
+            WebHostBuilder.ConfigureServices( (context, services) =>
             {
-                ConfigureServices(services);
+                ConfigureServices(context, services);
             });
 
             WebHostBuilder.Configure(app =>
@@ -276,14 +275,15 @@
             });
         }
 
-        protected virtual void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
+        protected virtual void ConfigureServices(WebHostBuilderContext context, IServiceCollection services)
         {
             services.AddSingleton(typeof(ServerSettings), Settings);
             services.AddSingleton<IServerApplicationLifetime>(this);
 
+            
             var urls = Settings.ServerConfig.Hosting.Urls;
             var secureUrl = urls.Find(s => s.StartsWith("https"));
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(secureUrl))
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(secureUrl) && !context.HostingEnvironment.IsDevelopment())
             {
                 secureUrl = secureUrl.Replace("+", "0.0.0.0");
                 Uri secureUri = new Uri(secureUrl);
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
                 app.UseHsts();
             }
 
-            if(_secure)
+            if(_secure && !env.IsDevelopment())
                 app.UseHttpsRedirection();
 
             app.UseStaticFiles();