diff --git a/local-config-sample.php b/local-config-sample.php
index 616029f..9484041 100644
--- a/local-config-sample.php
+++ b/local-config-sample.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ In it, you *must* include the four main database defines
 You may include other settings here that you only want enabled on your local development checkouts
 */
 
+define( 'WP_LOCAL_DEV', true );
 define( 'DB_NAME', 'local_db_name' );
 define( 'DB_USER', 'local_db_user' );
 define( 'DB_PASSWORD', 'local_db_password' );
diff --git a/wp-config.php b/wp-config.php
index efaa42d..5fd65f2 100644
--- a/wp-config.php
+++ b/wp-config.php
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 // Load database info and local development parameters
 // ===================================================
 if ( file_exists( dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/local-config.php' ) ) {
-	define( 'WP_LOCAL_DEV', true );
 	include( dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/local-config.php' );
 } else {
 	define( 'WP_LOCAL_DEV', false );