diff --git a/scripts/backend-development/run-local.sh b/scripts/backend-development/run-local.sh
index 90bd195d..3ed0e936 100755
--- a/scripts/backend-development/run-local.sh
+++ b/scripts/backend-development/run-local.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ parent_path=$( cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" ; pwd -P )
 pushd "$parent_path/../../backend"
 
 export DEBUG_SKIP_API_KEY_CHECK=True
+export DEBUG_USE_SEED_DATA=True
 
 uvicorn main:app --reload --port 8080 --host 0.0.0.0