diff --git a/include/profiles b/include/profiles
index bd6440b2..956722f4 100644
--- a/include/profiles
+++ b/include/profiles
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@
                     fi
                 ;;
 
+                # Development mode (--developer)
+                developer-mode)
+                    FIND=`echo "${VALUE}" | egrep "^(1|true|yes)"` && DEVELOPER_MODE=1
+                    Debug "Developer mode set to ${DEVELOPER_MODE}"
+                ;;
+
                 # Show non-zero exit code when errors are found
                 error-on-warnings)
                     if [ "${VALUE}" = "yes" -o "${VALUE}" = "true" -o ${VALUE} = "1" ]; then