diff --git a/services/package.json b/services/package.json
--- a/services/package.json
+++ b/services/package.json
@@ -11,17 +11,17 @@
     "build-backup-base": "./scripts/build_base_image.sh && docker-compose build backup-base",
     "run-backup-service": "./scripts/run_server_image.sh backup",
     "test-backup-service": "./scripts/test_service.sh backup",
-    "run-backup-service-dev-mode": "export COMM_SERVICES_DEV_MODE=1 && ./scripts/run_server_image.sh backup",
-    "test-backup-service-dev-mode": "export COMM_SERVICES_DEV_MODE=1 && ./scripts/test_service.sh backup",
+    "run-backup-service-dev-mode": "COMM_SERVICES_DEV_MODE=1 ./scripts/run_server_image.sh backup",
+    "test-backup-service-dev-mode": "COMM_SERVICES_DEV_MODE=1 ./scripts/test_service.sh backup",
     "build-blob-base": "./scripts/build_base_image.sh && docker-compose build blob-base",
     "run-blob-service": "./scripts/run_server_image.sh blob",
     "test-blob-service": "./scripts/test_service.sh blob",
-    "run-blob-service-dev-mode": "export COMM_SERVICES_DEV_MODE=1 && ./scripts/run_server_image.sh blob",
-    "test-blob-service-dev-mode": "export COMM_SERVICES_DEV_MODE=1 && ./scripts/test_service.sh blob",
+    "run-blob-service-dev-mode": "COMM_SERVICES_DEV_MODE=1 ./scripts/run_server_image.sh blob",
+    "test-blob-service-dev-mode": "COMM_SERVICES_DEV_MODE=1 ./scripts/test_service.sh blob",
     "run-all-services": "./scripts/run_all_services.sh",
     "test-all-services": "./scripts/test_all_services.sh",
-    "test-all-services-dev-mode": "export COMM_SERVICES_DEV_MODE=1 && ./scripts/test_all_services.sh",
-    "run-all-services-dev-mode": "export COMM_SERVICES_DEV_MODE=1 && ./scripts/run_all_services.sh",
+    "test-all-services-dev-mode": "COMM_SERVICES_DEV_MODE=1 ./scripts/test_all_services.sh",
+    "run-all-services-dev-mode": "COMM_SERVICES_DEV_MODE=1 ./scripts/run_all_services.sh",
     "run-local-cloud": "./scripts/run_local_cloud.sh"
   }
-}
+}
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