diff --git a/dist/scripts/src/fetch-secrets.sh b/dist/scripts/src/fetch-secrets.sh
index e24693a..a5c6372 100755
--- a/dist/scripts/src/fetch-secrets.sh
+++ b/dist/scripts/src/fetch-secrets.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ main() {
         fi
 
         if [[ ${env} == "null" ]]; then
-            printf "Warning: Environment not specified for secret %s, assuming 'prod'\n" "${local_secret}" >&2
+            printf "Warning: Environment not specified for secret %s, assuming 'dev'\n" "${local_secret}" >&2
+            env="dev"
         fi
 
         printf "Processing %s -> %s (%s)\n" "${local_secret}" "${target_secret}" "${env}"