diff --git a/service/start-dev.sh b/service/start-dev.sh
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index 1afa6aa..0000000
--- a/service/start-dev.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-source venv/bin/activate
-export FLASK_ENV=development
-source ./api.env
-python app.py
diff --git a/service/start-stage.sh b/service/start-stage.sh
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index 27b413e..0000000
--- a/service/start-stage.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-source venv/bin/activate
-export FLASK_ENV=stage
-source ./api.env
-export ENV='STAGE'
-python app.py
diff --git a/service/start.sh b/service/start.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3a94b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/service/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+source venv/bin/activate
+source ./api.env
+
+if [ "$1" == "--stage" -o "$1" == "-s" ]; then
+  export ENV='STAGE'; export FLASK_ENV=stage
+else
+  export ENV='DEVELOPMENT'; export export FLASK_ENV=development
+fi
+
+python app.py