diff --git a/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Api/appsettings.Development.json b/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Api/appsettings.Development.json
index 45fe774a9..3c5024206 100644
--- a/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Api/appsettings.Development.json
+++ b/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Api/appsettings.Development.json
@@ -5,5 +5,8 @@
       "Microsoft": "Warning",
       "Microsoft.Hosting.Lifetime": "Information"
     }
+  },
+  "ConnectionStrings": {
+    "DirectoryConnection": "Server=localhost;Database=filterlists;Uid=filterlists;Pwd=filterlists;"
   }
 }
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