diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 223189b28df..a6a1300b514 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
     end
 
     def mini_profiler_enabled?
-      defined?(Rack::MiniProfiler) && guardian.is_developer?
+      defined?(Rack::MiniProfiler) && (guardian.is_developer? || Rails.env.development?)
     end
 
     def authorize_mini_profiler