diff --git a/config/environments/development.js b/config/environments/development.js
index 1ebb9cb7..ac64bcd0 100644
--- a/config/environments/development.js
+++ b/config/environments/development.js
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 module.exports.name             = 'development';
-module.exports.postgres         = {user: 'tileuser', host: '127.0.0.1', port: 5432};
+module.exports.postgres         = {
+                                    type: "postgis",
+                                    user: "tileuser",
+                                    host: '127.0.0.1', 
+                                    port: 5432,
+                                    geometry_field: "the_geom",
+                                    extent: "-180,-90,180,90",
+                                    srid: 4326,
+                                    max_size: 0,
+                                    simplify: true
+                                 };
 module.exports.redis            = {host: '127.0.0.1', 
                                    port: 6379, 
                                    idleTimeoutMillis: 1,
diff --git a/config/environments/production.js b/config/environments/production.js
index f8cbe150..f56a99e3 100644
--- a/config/environments/production.js
+++ b/config/environments/production.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module.exports.name             = 'production';
-module.exports.postgres         = {user: 'tileuser', host: '127.0.0.1', port: 6432};
+module.exports.postgres         = {user: 'tileuser', host: '127.0.0.1', port: 6432, simplify: true};
 module.exports.redis            = {host: '127.0.0.1', port: 6379};
 module.exports.windshaft_port   = 8181;
 module.exports.ttl_timeout = 600; // 10 minutes
diff --git a/config/environments/test.js b/config/environments/test.js
index 6d912d0c..381fda85 100644
--- a/config/environments/test.js
+++ b/config/environments/test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module.exports.name             = 'test';
-module.exports.postgres         = {user: 'tileuser', host: '127.0.0.1', port: 5432};
+module.exports.postgres         = {user: 'tileuser', host: '127.0.0.1', port: 5432, simplify: true};
 module.exports.redis            = {host: '127.0.0.1', 
                                    port: 6379, 
                                    idleTimeoutMillis: 1,