diff --git a/roles/tlscert_acme_inwx/files/inwx b/roles/tlscert_acme_inwx/files/inwx
index 19c3f19..dcd0140 100755
--- a/roles/tlscert_acme_inwx/files/inwx
+++ b/roles/tlscert_acme_inwx/files/inwx
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ def main(
 	conf_load(args.conf)
 	
 	## vars
-	environment = (args.environment or conf_get("environment"))
+	environment = (args.environment or conf_get("environment") or "production")
 	account_username = (args.username or conf_get("account.username"))
 	account_password = (args.password or conf_get("account.password"))
 	domain_parts = (None if (args.domain is None) else args.domain.split("."))