diff --git a/config/environments/development.rb b/config/environments/development.rb
index 1a7a780cf..58735ae07 100644
--- a/config/environments/development.rb
+++ b/config/environments/development.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Diaspora::Application.configure do
 
 
     # Raise exception on mass assignment protection for Active Record models
-  config.active_record.mass_assignment_sanitizer = :strict
+  # config.active_record.mass_assignment_sanitizer = :strict
 
   # Log the query plan for queries taking more than this (works
   # with SQLite, MySQL, and PostgreSQL)