diff --git a/.env.development b/.env.development
index 475452dd94..4131ad42d6 100644
--- a/.env.development
+++ b/.env.development
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+DFE_ANALYTICS_ASYNC=false
+DFE_ANALYTICS_LOG_ONLY=true
 DFE_SIGN_IN_REDIRECT_URL=http://localhost:3000/auth/dfe/callback
 DISABLE_EMAILS=false
 DOCUMENTS_S3_BUCKET=test_bucket
diff --git a/config/initializers/dfe_analytics.rb b/config/initializers/dfe_analytics.rb
index 236d16d9dc..01bae5e4f6 100644
--- a/config/initializers/dfe_analytics.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/dfe_analytics.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 DfE::Analytics.configure do |config|
   # Whether to log events instead of sending them to BigQuery.
   #
-  config.log_only = false
+  config.log_only = ActiveModel::Type::Boolean.new.cast(ENV.fetch("DFE_ANALYTICS_LOG_ONLY", false))
 
   # Whether to use ActiveJob or dispatch events immediately.
   #
-  config.async = true
+  config.async = ActiveModel::Type::Boolean.new.cast(ENV.fetch("DFE_ANALYTICS_ASYNC", false))
 
   # Which ActiveJob queue to put events on
   #