diff --git a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Api/appsettings.Development.json b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Api/appsettings.Development.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..464a24ff6
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+++ b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Api/appsettings.Development.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "ConnectionStrings": {
+    "DirectoryConnection": "Server=localhost;Database=filterlists;Uid=filterlists;Pwd=filterlists;"
+  }
+}