diff --git a/python/restart.py b/python/restart.py
index 6793a8a..b454afa 100755
--- a/python/restart.py
+++ b/python/restart.py
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ import time
 import traceback
 import os
 import datetime
-import sys
 import glob
 import string
 
 whitelist = set(string.ascii_letters + string.digits + "/" + "@" + "." + "-" + "_")
+developmentMachine = os.getenv("WEBSITE_DEVELOPER", "false") == "true"
 
 
 def sanitize(
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def writeFile(
 ):  # Will write info in json format to a file
     with open(location, "w") as f:
         json.dump(info, f)
-        if permission:
+        if permission and not developmentMachine:
             os.system("chown -R www-data:www-data " + location)
 
 
@@ -54,14 +54,13 @@ try:
     # Looks at the configuration at understands the config
     try:
         configFilePath = __file__[: __file__.rindex("/") + 1]
-        # Makes sure the python file area is owned by root and not accessable by www-data for security reasons
-        os.system("chmod 750 -R " + configFilePath)
-        os.system("chown -R root:root " + configFilePath)
         configFilePath = configFilePath + "config.json"
+        if not developmentMachine:
+            # Makes sure the python file area is owned by root and not accessable by www-data for security reasons
+            os.system("chmod 750 -R " + configFilePath)
+            os.system("chown -R root:root " + configFilePath)
         # Will find the location where the config should be located.
         location = __file__[: __file__.rindex("/python/restart.py") + 1] + "html/"
-        # Creates config with the enviromental variables
-        developmentMachine = os.getenv("WEBSITE_DEVELOPER", "false") == "true"
         # This stores a list for the default config
         envConfiguration = [
             [["passwordOptions", "cost"], int(os.getenv("PASSWORD_ROUNDS", "10"))],
@@ -126,9 +125,10 @@ try:
     developmentMachine = configuration["developer"]
     backupLocation = configuration["database"]["backupLocation"]
     # Makes sure that the permissions are not wrong
-    os.system("chown -R www-data:www-data " + location)
-    os.system(f"chmod 644 -R {backupLocation}")
-    os.system("chmod 750 -R " + location)
+    if not developmentMachine:
+        os.system("chown -R www-data:www-data " + location)
+        os.system(f"chmod 644 -R {backupLocation}")
+        os.system("chmod 750 -R " + location)
     f = open(location + "/maintenance-mode", "w")
     f.close()
     while (
@@ -437,8 +437,9 @@ except Exception as e:
             f.write(error(e))
         f = open(location + "maintenance-mode", "w")
         f.close()
-        os.system("chmod 750 -R " + location)
-        os.system("chown -R www-data:www-data " + location)
+        if not developmentMachine:
+            os.system("chmod 750 -R " + location)
+            os.system("chown -R www-data:www-data " + location)
     except Exception:
         print("crash")
         while True: